crinolines

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plural of crinoline
crinoline
A stiff fabric made from cotton and horsehair
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{i} stiff cotton cloth; petticoat made of some stiff cloth, underskirt; hoop skirt
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A stiff petticoat made from this fabric
crinoline
a skirt stiffened with hoops
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A kind of stiff cloth, used chiefly by women, for underskirts, to expand the gown worn over it; so called because originally made of hair
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A crinoline was a round frame which women wore under their skirts in the 19th century. a round frame that was worn in the past under a woman's skirt to support it and hold it away from her body (crinolino, from crino + lino )
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Petticoats stiffened with horse-hair to enable the bell-like skirts of the early nineteenth century, that was eventually replaced with the bustle
crinoline
a stiff coarse fabric used to stiffen hats or clothing
crinoline
a stiff coarse fabric used to stiffen hats or clothing full stiff petticoat made of crinoline
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full stiff petticoat made of crinoline
crinoline
A lightweight, plain weave, stiffened fabric with a low yarn count (few yarns to the inch in each direction)
crinoline
A lady's skirt made of any stiff material; latterly, a hoop skirt
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In the 1840s, a crinoline was a stiff petticoat made of horsehair and thread; by the mid-1850s it had grown to a light, cage-like framework of whalebone, wire or watch-spring steel Unlike the hoop skirt, the crinoline spread to all classes, and was worn by factory girls and even peasants A bit about bones A short course in corsets --> A watch-spring steel crinoline cage Handy tips for corset-wearers
crinoline
stiff unpliable material used to support or stiffen dress, also given name of steel springs forming a type of cage or hoop used to extend skirt; sometimes used in entire petticoat