Crinoline definition

krĭnə-lĭn
crinolines
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A coarse stiff fabric, originally of cotton and horsehair, used especially to line and stiffen hats and garments.
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A petticoat made of this fabric.
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A hoop skirt.
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A coarse, stiff, heavily sized cloth used as a lining for stiffening garments: orig. made of horsehair and linen.
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A petticoat of this cloth, worn under a skirt to make it puff out.
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A stiff fabric made from cotton and horsehair.
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A stiff petticoat made from this fabric.
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A skirt stiffened with hoops.
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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

  • From Wiktionary

Crinoline Sentence Examples

  • For really dressy occasions, choose a silver taffeta dress with a crinoline netting that creates a full-skirt, or forgo the traditional crimson color and choose a rich velvet maroon dress with capped sleeves.

  • It's a short black dress, usually with a lacy or fluffy crinoline underneath, white trim and an apron.

  • When paired with a flouncy crinoline skirt, your toddler is on her way to a big win.

  • It wasn't enough to wear a poufy crinoline under a circle skirt, a padded girdle fitted out the shape of the skirt or dress to perfection.

  • She was shaped like a pear, and when she wore a crinoline she looked like a frog sitting on a lily pad.

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