crinoline
noun
a petticoat of haircloth or other stiff material, worn under a full skirt to keep it belled out.
crinolines
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pluralof crinoline.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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Skirts could be very full, with crinolines underneath, or they could be pencil skirts, worn with cinch belts and sweaters with bat-wing sleeves.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 2, 2025
Tattoos disappeared under rose pink frills, corsets were tightened, crinolines were adjusted and propped, pearls shone on their necks and ears.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 20, 2023
But close up, they were meticulously and gorgeously constructed; their rough-hewed, blunted exteriors encased in thoughtful and ergonomic scaffolding, buttresses of padded wiring, canvas boning, industrial-strength crinolines.
From New York Times ● Apr. 26, 2017
Essentially, viewers were shocked by the way she occasionally tugs at the bottom of her skirt and how the crinolines underneath are visible.
From Time ● Jun. 21, 2016
There would be no enormous cage crinolines for her, thank you!
From "The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place: Book I: The Mysterious Howling" by Maryrose Wood
