Crinoline
11crinoline — noun Etymology: French, from Italian crinolino, from crino horsehair (from Latin crinis hair) + lino flax, linen, from Latin linum more at crest Date: 1830 1. an open weave fabric of horsehair or cotton that is usually stiffened and used… …
12CRINOLINE — n. f. étoffe de crin dont on faisait des cols, des sacs, des jupons. Une jupe de crinoline, ou simplement Une crinoline. Par extension, il désigne une Jupe de dessous garnie de baleines ou de lames d’acier flexibles …
13crinoline — UK [ˈkrɪnəlɪn] / US [ˈkrɪn(ə)lɪn] noun [countable] Word forms crinoline : singular crinoline plural crinolines a frame that women in the past wore under their skirts to give them a round shape …
14Crinoline — Die Crinoline macht die Menschheit zu Einer Heerde. »Die Schranken der Nationen fallen vor einer Crinoline machtlos zu Boden.« (Ule, Natur, 1863, S. 185.) …
15crinoline — [19] The reason crinolines are called crinolines is that they were originally made from a stiff fabric woven from horsehair and linen thread. Italian crino ‘horsehair’ (from Latin crīnus ‘hair’, a possible relative of English crest) and lino… …
16crinoline — [[t]krɪ̱nəlɪn[/t]] crinolines N COUNT A crinoline was a round frame which women wore under their skirts in the 19th century …
17crinoline — crin•o•line [[t]ˈkrɪn l ɪn[/t]] n. 1) tex a stiff, coarse fabric, often of cotton, used as interlining or for support in garments, hats, etc 2) clo a petticoat of crinoline or other stiff material worn to bell out an overskirt 3) clo a hoop skirt …
18crinoline — [19] The reason crinolines are called crinolines is that they were originally made from a stiff fabric woven from horsehair and linen thread. Italian crino ‘horsehair’ (from Latin crīnus ‘hair’, a possible relative of English crest) and lino… …
19CRINOLINE (histoire du costume) — CRINOLINE, histoire du costume La spécificité du costume occidental réside dans l’évolution et la transformation continuelle de la silhouette, tant masculine que féminine. Bien que la tendance générale soit toujours à l’allongement de la… …
20crinoline — noun a) A stiff fabric made from cotton and horsehair b) A stiff petticoat made from this fabric …
