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

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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

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 A kind of stiff cloth, used chiefly by women, for underskirts, to expand the gown worn over it; -- so called because originally made of hair.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