crinoline
a petticoat of haircloth or other stiff material, worn under a full skirt to keep it belled out.
a stiff, coarse cotton material for interlining.
a hoop skirt.
a reinforcement of iron straps for holding together brickwork, as of a furnace or chimney.
Origin of crinoline
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How to use crinoline in a sentence
It is not he who would write virtuous tirades against painting, rougeing, and the crinoline.
Charles Baudelaire, His Life | Thophile GautierThe most extraordinary human figure that I ever saw was a black gin in a bird-cage crinoline.
Thirty Years in Australia | Ada CambridgeCharlotte nodded, took up her dress, and contrived to thrust the trunk into a huge pocket under her crinoline.
The Shadow of Ashlydyat | Mrs. Henry WoodYou see it made my frock stand out like crinoline and no one would think it was anything else.
A Daughter of the Union | Lucy Foster Madison"It wouldn't be such a bad catch, after all," soliloquized Afy, as she and her crinoline swayed along.
East Lynne | Mrs. Henry Wood
British Dictionary definitions for crinoline
/ (ˈkrɪnəlɪn) /
a stiff fabric, originally of horsehair and linen used in lining garments
a petticoat stiffened with this, worn to distend skirts, esp in the mid-19th century
a framework of steel hoops worn for the same purpose
Origin of crinoline
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