Crinoline

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • n. A coarse stiff fabric of cotton or horsehair used especially to line and stiffen hats and garments.
  • n. A petticoat made of this fabric.
  • n. A hoop skirt.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • n. A stiff fabric made from cotton and horsehair
  • n. A stiff petticoat made from this fabric
  • n. A skirt stiffened with hoops
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • n. A kind of stiff cloth, used chiefly by women, for underskirts, to expand the gown worn over it; -- so called because originally made of hair.
  • n. A lady's skirt made of any stiff material; latterly, a hoop skirt.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • n. A stiff material originally made wholly or in part of horsehair, whence the name.
  • n. Hence A skirt made of this stuff or of any stiffened or starched material.
  • n. A framework of fine steel or other hoops or springs, used for distending the dress; a hoop-skirt. See farthingale and hoop-skirt.
  • Pertaining to or resembling a crinoline in structure.
  • n. A contrivance worn by divers in deep water to enable them to breathe more freely. It is placed round the body and tied in front of the stomach.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • n. a full stiff petticoat made of crinoline fabric
  • n. a stiff coarse fabric used to stiffen hats or clothing
  • n. a skirt stiffened with hoops
  • Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    half-slip    petticoat    underskirt    cloth    fabric   
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