crinoline
2
9.9
- noun
- /ˈkrɪnəˌlin/
- Archaic
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crinolina
- Dressed in Mama's old crinolines, I leaned into her mirror and puffed her face powder against my skin.
- wore crinolines
It makes me think of Princess dresses, like a crinoline skirt, like a really puffy crinoline skirt, pastel pink.
- It makes me think of Princess dresses, like a crinoline skirt, like a really puffy crinoline skirt, pastel pink.
- I did a show where I wore a little girl dress with crinolines and my hair was up in pigtails and bows and and I had a face that could pass, you know, for a little girl.
Examples
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The crinoline under Rhea's lime-green dance dress made a noise like crackling straw as she sat down.
Fiction book (1994) -
We have those very big, large, round crinoline skirts which make the base of the dress look very large and it widens the hips, of course.
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And later on we will put on the Peacock crinoline on her.
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Dress Liszt in a crinoline and what do you have?
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Bring on the feather dusters and the ladies in crinoline!
Fiction book (1992) -
The girls' crinolines were reflected on its surface as they twirled back and forth like tops with arms.
Fiction book (1990) -
Kathleen had shown a gentle understanding, repeatedly stopping so that curious women could touch the crinoline dress and exclaim over the fabric.
Fiction book (1990) -
Through its hyperbolic size and requisite extravagance of material, the crinoline provided a literal example of caricature in fashion.
Academic text (1997) -
Mexican and Anglo wore the crinolines just starting to become popular, their hair short, socks rolled tightly around the ankles.
Fiction book (1990) -
The bride wore a stunning dress with a full crinoline that made her look like a princess.
Synonyms
12
5.7
A light loose piece of underwear worn from the waist under a skirt or dress
1
9.9
A long skirt held out by rings to make a wide shape
A thin piece of clothing worn under a dress or skirt to stop it being see-through
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Surface Forms
Etymology
Crinoline comes from the French parts crin 'horsehair' and lin 'linen'. The name first described a stiff fabric, and because that fabric was used to make skirts wide, crinoline later came to mean the full, stiff petticoat worn under a dress.