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crinoline

noun
Quick answer

As a noun, crinoline means a stiff fabric made from cotton and horsehair.

Meanings of crinoline

6 meanings

noun

  1. A stiff fabric made from cotton and horsehair.

  2. A stiff petticoat made from this fabric.

  3. A skirt stiffened with hoops.

  4. Any of the hoops making up the framework used to support cladding over a boiler.

  5. Netting placed around ships to guard against torpedoes.

  6. A stiff coarse fabric used to stiffen hats or clothing

Meanings from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0).

Synonyms by meaning

noun: a skirt stiffened with hoops
hoopskirt

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