"poodle skirt" meaning in All languages combined

See poodle skirt on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Forms: poodle skirts [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} poodle skirt (plural poodle skirts)
  1. A wide felt knee-length skirt of a solid bold colour displaying a design appliquéd or transferred to the fabric, originally of a coiffed French poodle; popular in the United States in the 1950s. Categories (topical): Clothing, Skirts
    Sense id: en-poodle_skirt-en-noun-pao99jCg Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries

Inflected forms

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        },
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          "parents": [
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            "Fundamental"
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        {
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          "name": "Skirts",
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            "Human",
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        }
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        {
          "ref": "1986 [1984], Armistead Maupin, Babycakes (Tales of the City), page 64:",
          "text": "Some of the most political dykes in town had already converted, tossing out their Levi's and Birkenstocks in favor of poodle skirts and heels.",
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        }
      ],
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      ],
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        [
          "design",
          "design"
        ],
        [
          "appliqué",
          "appliqué"
        ],
        [
          "coiffed",
          "coiffed"
        ],
        [
          "French poodle",
          "French poodle"
        ],
        [
          "United States",
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