CRINOLINE


Meaning of CRINOLINE in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈkri-nə-lən ]

noun

Etymology: French, from Italian crinolino, from crino horsehair (from Latin crinis hair) + lino flax, linen, from Latin linum — more at crest

Date: 1830

1. : an open-weave fabric of horsehair or cotton that is usually stiffened and used especially for interlinings and millinery

2. : a full stiff skirt or underskirt made of crinoline ; also : hoopskirt

• crinoline or crin·o·lined -lənd adjective

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.