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Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (3)

1. a skirt stiffened with hoops;
[syn: hoopskirt, crinoline]

2. a full stiff petticoat made of crinoline fabric;

3. a stiff coarse fabric used to stiffen hats or clothing;


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

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 A kind of stiff cloth, used chiefly by women, for underskirts, to expand the gown worn over it; -- so called because originally made of hair.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]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

crinoline n 1: a skirt stiffened with hoops [syn: hoopskirt, crinoline] 2: a full stiff petticoat made of crinoline fabric 3: a stiff coarse fabric used to stiffen hats or clothing