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单词 crinoline
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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024
crin•o•line /ˈkrɪnəlɪn/USA pronunciation   n. 
  1. Textiles[uncountable] a stiff, rough fabric used as lining or for support in garments, hats, etc.
  2. 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 © 2024
crin•o•line  (krinl in),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. Clothinga petticoat of haircloth or other stiff material, worn under a full skirt to keep it belled out.
  2. Textilesa stiff, coarse cotton material for interlining.
  3. Clothinga hoop skirt.
  4. 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
  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
Etymology: 19th Century: from French, from Italian crinolino, from crino horsehair, from Latin crīnis hair + lino flax, from Latin līnum
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