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CRINOLINE
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
Etymology
Noun
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.
Anagrams
• 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 A kind of stiff cloth, used chiefly by women, for underskirts, to expand the gown worn over it; -- so called because originally made of hair.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
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