French from Italian crinolinocrinohorsehair (from Latin crīnishairsker-2 in Indo-European roots) linoflax (from Latin līnumlī̆no- in Indo-European roots)
From
American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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.