crinoline

(krin′ə lin′, -lēn′)

noun

a coarse, stiff, heavily sized cloth used as a lining for stiffening garments: orig. made of horsehair and linen
a petticoat of this cloth, worn under a skirt to make it puff out
hoop skirt

Origin: Fr < It crinolino < crino, horsehair (< L crinis: see crinite) + lino, linen < L linum: see line

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noun

A coarse stiff fabric of cotton or horsehair used especially to line and stiffen hats and garments.
A petticoat made of this fabric.
A hoop skirt.

Origin:

Origin: French

Origin: , from Italian crinolino

Origin: : crino, horsehair (from Latin crīnis, hair; see sker-² in Indo-European roots)

Origin: + lino, flax (from Latin līnum; see lĭ̄no- in Indo-European roots)

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