crinoline

Definition of Crinoline in English :

1. crinoline, hoopskirt

a skirt stiffened with hoops

2. crinoline

a full stiff petticoat made of crinoline fabric

3. crinoline

a stiff coarse fabric used to stiffen hats or clothing

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Crinoline

noun

1.

a stiff fabric, originally of horsehair and linen used in lining garments

2.

a petticoat stiffened with this, worn to distend skirts, esp in the mid-19th century

3.

a framework of steel hoops worn for the same purpose

noun

1.

a coarse, stiff, heavily sized cloth used as a lining for stiffening garments: orig. made of horsehair and linen

2.

a petticoat of this cloth, worn under a skirt to make it puff out

3.

hoop skirt

n.

1. A coarse stiff fabric, originally of cotton and horsehair, used especially to line and stiffen hats and garments.

2. A petticoat made of this fabric.

3. A hoop skirt.