Crinoline Definition

krĭnə-lĭn
crinolines
noun
crinolines
A coarse, stiff, heavily sized cloth used as a lining for stiffening garments: orig. made of horsehair and linen.
Webster's New World
A petticoat of this cloth, worn under a skirt to make it puff out.
Webster's New World
Webster's New World
Synonyms:
  • hoopskirt

Other Word Forms of Crinoline

Noun

Singular:
crinoline
Plural:
crinolines

Origin of Crinoline

  • French from Italian crinolino crino horsehair (from Latin crīnis hair sker-2 in Indo-European roots) lino flax (from Latin līnum lī̆no- in Indo-European roots)

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • Borrowing from French

    From Wiktionary

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