Crinoline
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ˈkɹɪnəlɪn/ · Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Crinoline is a noun meaning A stiff fabric made from cotton and horsehair.
Meaning
A stiff fabric made from cotton and horsehair.
More Meanings
- 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.
Example Sentences
The various articles of a lady's apparel—dresses, skirts, crinolines, etc.—should be hung neatly away in the closet or wardrobe. The underclothing should be folded and placed in an orderly manner in the drawers of the dressing-bureau.
These standards have not just been oppressive but deadly. In the nineteenth century, stiff crinoline petticoats puffed out skirts so far that the cheap materials often brushed against open flames and caught fire. This arbitrary convention of dress caused three thousand women to be burned alive.
Word Forms
- crinolines
Synonyms for crinoline
Depending on context, synonyms include hoopskirt.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include hoopskirt, petticoats, crin, crisper, crimper, horsehair.
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