'Crinoline' definitions:

Definition of 'crinoline'

(from WordNet)
noun
A skirt stiffened with hoops [syn: hoopskirt, crinoline]
noun
A full stiff petticoat made of crinoline fabric
noun
A stiff coarse fabric used to stiffen hats or clothing

Definition of 'Crinoline'

From: 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 A kind of stiff cloth, used chiefly by women, for underskirts, to expand the gown worn over it; -- so called because originally made of hair.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]