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UK
/kɹˈɪnəlˌiːn/
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NOUN
- a full stiff petticoat made of crinoline fabric
- a stiff coarse fabric used to stiffen hats or clothing
- a skirt stiffened with hoops
How To Use crinoline In A Sentence
- In his dreams she wore a blue satin frock with a burgundy shawl, or a pink silk pelisse, or a white crinoline.
- They built a corset for me and added crinoline and flounces, and no one was the wiser - until the footbridge scene, the only love scene in the film.
- The dress was a deep, dark blue with a billowing skirt, under which I wore layers of crinoline. WEB OF DREAMS
- Every surface was covered with satin, velvet, crinoline and net.
- It was a real transformation dress, a duckling - into-swan gown, with a tiny little waist and a tight-fitting bodice, balanced by crinolined skirts. Passionate Relationship
- She also sings rather well, with a husky, sensual tone hinting at a passion lurking under all those crinolines.
- There were nether garments too, in the form of floppy pantaloons, leotards, tight briefs, G-strings and loin-cloths, as well as kilts long and short, flowing and crinolined, skirts full and hobbled. Arcana Magi - c.1: Oryn Zentharis, Seeker of the Truth
- The skirt actually had a crinoline under it, and it rustled when I moved.
- The piece may surprise those who associate opera with fat divas in crinolines.
- There are groups with jolly ladies-in-waiting in colorful crinolines attended by adoring cavaliers, as well as court jesters.