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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024crin•o•line /ˈkrɪnəlɪn/USA pronunciation n. - Textiles[uncountable] a stiff, rough fabric used as lining or for support in garments, hats, etc.
- Clothing[countable] a petticoat made of crinoline and worn to make a skirt flare out.
See -lin-. WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024crin•o•line (krin′l in),USA pronunciation n. - Clothinga petticoat of haircloth or other stiff material, worn under a full skirt to keep it belled out.
- Textilesa stiff, coarse cotton material for interlining.
- Clothinga hoop skirt.
- Buildinga reinforcement of iron straps for holding together brickwork, as of a furnace or chimney.
- Latin līnum; compare linen
- Italian crinolino, equivalent. to crino horse-hair ( Latin crīnis hair) + lino flax
- French
- 1820–30
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: crinoline /ˈkrɪnəlɪn/ n - a stiff fabric, originally of horsehair and linen used in lining garments
- a petticoat stiffened with this, worn to distend skirts, esp in the mid-19th century
- a framework of steel hoops worn for the same purpose
Etymology: 19th Century: from French, from Italian crinolino, from crino horsehair, from Latin crīnis hair + lino flax, from Latin līnum |