crinoline

2 definitions found

crinoline - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Crinoline \Crin"o*line\ (kr?n"?-l?n), n. [F., fr. crin hair,L.
     crinis.]
     1. 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        because originally made of hair.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     2. A lady's skirt made of any stiff material; latterly, a
        hoop skirt.
        [1913 Webster]

crinoline - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  crinoline
      n 1: a skirt stiffened with hoops [syn: hoopskirt,
           crinoline]
      2: a full stiff petticoat made of crinoline fabric
      3: a stiff coarse fabric used to stiffen hats or clothing