crinoline

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crin·o·line /ˈkrɪnəlɪn/ noun [countable]  DCCa round frame that was worn in the past under a woman’s skirt to support it and hold it away from her body 〔旧时支撑女裙的〕裙撑，裙架

Examples from the Corpus

crinoline• If only I had a crinoline to sweep down the grand staircase in!• I looked just like a crinoline lady.• There was a description of her fine crinoline gown and of the Grenfell emeralds she had worn.• Couples strolled in the afternoon sunshine, the ladies in crinolines, the men in stiff three-piece suits.• They changed their minds when the dangerously revealing crinoline arrived.Origin crinoline (1800-1900) French Italian crinolino, from crino “horsehair” + lino “linen”

crin·o·line nounChineseSyllable  

frame the a was round Corpus in worn past under that

crinoline
crin‧o‧line /ˈkrɪnələn, ˈkrɪnəlɪn/ noun [countable]a round frame that was worn in the past under a woman’s skirt to support it and hold it away from her body

crin·ol·ineBrE /ˈkrɪnəlɪn/ 🔊NAmE /ˈkrɪnəlɪn/ 🔊 nouna frame that was worn under a skirt by some women in the past in order to give the skirt a very round full shape （旧时的）裙衬，裙撑，裙架