Found 2 items, similar to Crinoline.
English → English (WordNet) Definition: crinoline 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
English → English (gcide) Definition: Crinoline 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 A kind of stiff cloth, used chiefly by women, for underskirts, to expand the gown worn over it; -- so called because originally made of hair.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]