crinoline
(noun) a stiff coarse fabric used to stiffen hats or clothing
crinoline
(noun) a full stiff petticoat made of crinoline fabric
hoopskirt, crinoline
(noun) a skirt stiffened with hoops
Source: WordNet® 3.1
crinoline (countable and uncountable, plural crinolines)
A stiff fabric made from cotton and horsehair.
A stiff petticoat made from this fabric.
A skirt stiffened with hoops.
Any of the hoops making up the framework used to support cladding over a boiler.
Netting placed around ships to guard against torpedoes.
• lonicerin
Source: Wiktionary
Crin"o*line (krn"-ln), n. Etym: [F., fr. crin hair,L. crinis.]
1. A kind of stiff cloth, used chiefly by women, for underskirts, to expand the gown worn over it; -- so called because originally made of hair.
2. A lady's skirt made of any stiff material; latterly, a hoop skirt.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
26 April 2024
(noun) a viewpoint toward a city or other heavily populated area; “the dominant character of the cityscape is it poverty”
The Boston Tea Party helped popularize coffee in America. The hefty tea tax imposed on the colonies in 1773 resulted in America switching from tea to coffee. In the lead up to the Revolutionary War, it became patriotic to sip java instead of tea. The Civil War made the drink more pervasive. Coffee helped energize tired troops, and drinking it became an expression of freedom.
