| MW III.iii.60 | [Falstaff to Mistress Ford] the firm fixture of thy foot would give an excellent motion to thy gait in a semi-circled farthingale |
| TG II.vii.51 | [Julia to Lucetta] What compass will you wear your farthingale? |
| TG IV.iv.36 | [Launce to his dog] When didst thou see me ... make water against a gentlewoman's farthingale? |
| TS IV.iii.56 | [Petruchio to Katherina] With ruffs and cuffs and farthingales and things |