The meaning of Crinoline
Crinoline – definition
nounA stiffened or hooped petticoat worn to make a long skirt stand out.
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She also sells pointed boots, tight black trews, crinolines, and hooped corsets along with jeweller…nounA stiff fabric made of horsehair and cotton or linen thread, used for stiffening petticoats or as a lining.
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Laughing katie pulled out a bell shaped cage made of thin bendable wood while krystal pulled out a …
nounA stiff frame worn under a skirt to give it a full appearance, especially in the 19th century
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Word origin
mid 19th century (originally in crinoline (sense 2), early crinolines being made of such material): from French, formed irregularly from Latin crinis ‘hair’ + linum ‘thread’.
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