hobble skirt - meaning and definition. What is hobble skirt
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What (who) is hobble skirt - definition

SKIRT THAT IS NARROWER AT THE HEM THAN THE KNEE
Hobble-skirt; Cripple Skirt; Hobble dress
  • Long pencil skirts considered as a modern variation of the old hobble style

hobble skirt         
¦ noun a skirt so narrow at the hem as to impede walking, popular in the early 20th century.
Hobble skirt         
·add. ·- A woman's skirt so scant at the bottom as to restrain freedom of movement after the fashion of a hobble.
hula skirt         
SKIRT MADE OF LONG STEMS OF GRASS BOUND TO A WAISTBAND
Hula skirt
¦ noun a long grass skirt as worn by a hula dancer.

Wikipedia

Hobble skirt

A hobble skirt was a skirt with a narrow enough hem to significantly impede the wearer's stride. It was called a "hobble skirt" because it seemed to hobble any woman as she walked. Hobble skirts were a short-lived fashion trend that peaked between 1908 and 1914.