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 A kind of stiff cloth, used chiefly by women, for underskirts, to expand the gown worn over it; -- so called because originally made of hair.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