| 单词 | crinoline |
| 释义 | crinoline From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary EnglishClothescrinolinecrin‧o‧line /ˈkrɪnəlɪn/ noun [countable]DCCa round frame that was worn in the past under a woman’s skirt to support it and hold it away from her bodyExamples from the Corpuscrinoline• 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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