crinoline

Word family nouncrinolettecrinolineadjectivecrinolined

Related topics: Clothes

crin·o·line /ˈkrɪnəlɪn/ noun [countableC]

DCCa round frame that was worn in the past under a woman’s skirt to support it and hold it away from her body 〔旧时支撑女裙的〕裙撑，裙架

Examples from the Corpus

crinoline• If only I had a crinoline to sweep down the grand staircase in!• I looked just like a crinoline lady.• There was a description of her fine crinoline gown and of the Grenfell emeralds she had worn.• Couples strolled in the afternoon sunshine, the ladies in crinolines, the men in stiff three-piece suits.• They changed their minds when the dangerously revealing crinoline arrived.

Origin crinoline

(1800-1900) French Italian crinolino, from crino “horsehair” + lino “linen”

单词	crinoline
释义	crinoline Word family nouncrinolettecrinolineadjectivecrinolined Related topics: Clothes crin·o·line /ˈkrɪnəlɪn/ noun [countableC] DCCa round frame that was worn in the past under a woman’s skirt to support it and hold it away from her body 〔旧时支撑女裙的〕裙撑，裙架 Examples from the Corpus crinoline• If only I had a crinoline to sweep down the grand staircase in!• I looked just like a crinoline lady.• There was a description of her fine crinoline gown and of the Grenfell emeralds she had worn.• Couples strolled in the afternoon sunshine, the ladies in crinolines, the men in stiff three-piece suits.• They changed their minds when the dangerously revealing crinoline arrived. Origin crinoline (1800-1900) French Italian crinolino, from crino “horsehair” + lino “linen”
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