Crinoline

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  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        because originally made of hair.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]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

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