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单词 crinoline
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crinolinen.adj.

Brit. /ˈkrɪnəlɪn/, /ˈkrɪnl̩ɪn/, U.S. /ˈkrɪn(ə)lᵻn/, /ˈkrɪn(ə)ˌlin/
Origin: A borrowing from French. Etymon: French crinoline.
Etymology: < French crinoline fabric made with a weft of horsehair and a warp of linen (1829), stiffened petticoat or underskirt (1848), probably < Italian crinolino (19th cent. in senses A. 1 and A. 2a; also as crinolina in sense A. 2a) < crino , variant of crine (see crine n.) + lino linen (see line n.1).
A. n.
1. A stiff fabric made with a weft of horsehair and a warp of cotton or linen thread, formerly used for petticoats, and still for interlining, hat-making, etc.; an imitation fabric made of stiffened muslin or other material.
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the world > textiles and clothing > textiles > textile fabric or an article of textile fabric > textile fabric > textile fabric made from specific material > made from mixed fibres > [noun] > hair and cotton or linen
crinoline1829
bergamot1882
crin1900
1829 R. Ackermann's Repos. Fashions 78 A new material has just been introduced for capotes..: it is called crinoline.
1862 Internat. Exhib.: Illustr. Catal. Industr. Dept. II. xxvii. 54/1 Ladies' riding Boots, the upper parts of which are made of crinoline—a light and pretty material.
1905 Times 15 June 10/2 Hat of white crinoline with frills of white..lace.
1960 Amer. Jrnl. Nursing 60 1765/1 Cut pieces in the shape and size needed and line them up on a piece of crinoline.
2008 R. Govender Song of Atman 478 McComb's suit was so wrinkled it looked like it was made of crinoline.
2.
a. A stiffened petticoat or underskirt made with this material, designed to support the skirts of a woman’s dress; (hence) a rigid petticoat worn for this purpose, lined with, or consisting of, a framework of some other material, as whalebone, steel hoops, etc.; a hoop petticoat.Though the crinoline (which might reach 2m in diameter) enjoyed greatest popularity in the mid 19th cent., a smaller version may still be worn as part of a formal outfit, under an evening gown or wedding dress.
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the world > textiles and clothing > clothing > types or styles of clothing > underwear > [noun] > underskirt > stiffened or expanded
hoop-petticoat1711
hooped petticoat1712
crinoline1847
hoop-skirt1857
Malakoff1861
the world > textiles and clothing > clothing > types or styles of clothing > underwear > [noun] > contrivance for expanding skirts > hoop
hoop1548
farthingale1552
vardingale1552
roundabouta1555
ferdegewa1556
verdugal1558
guard-infante1670
crinoline1847
tub-hoop1892
1847 E. Gray Let. 15 June in W. James Order of Release (1947) iii. 37 The heat is dreadful, and Mr Ruskin advises me to get a crinoline that I may leave off my flannel petticoat.
1848 W. M. Thackeray Our Street 26 A short silk dress, sustained by a crinoline, and a light blue mantle, or over-jacket.
1851 Punch's Almanac 9 Mrs. H. came out this morning in her crinoline, as if she was not big enough already!
1869 A. Trollope He knew he was Right I. vii. 54 In the days of crinolines she had protested that she had never worn one.
1921 Times 21 Jan. 18/1 The story of the old lady whose crinoline acted as a parachute when she fell from Clifton Suspension Bridge was ‘pure bunkum’.
1973 J. G. Farrell Siege of Krishnapur ii. 24 The ladies' crinolines ballooned against each other leaving very little room for a gentleman to stretch his legs with discretion.
1997 S. Khalje Bridal Couture iii. 83 lf worn with a full crinoline (as most wedding gown skirts are), a lining isn't necessary.
b. As a mass noun: crinoline or its substitutes (whalebone, steel hoops, etc.) as used to stiffen a petticoat or support the skirts of a woman's dress.
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the world > textiles and clothing > clothing > types or styles of clothing > underwear > [noun] > contrivance for expanding skirts
plumper1749
crinoline1848
1848 W. M. Thackeray Bk. Snobs xxvi. 98 I saw them to-day, without any crinoline, pulling the garden roller.
1859 All Year Round 10 Dec. 161 We hear..of a woman in crinoline being blown off a narrow ledge into the water.
1885 K. O'Meara Madame Mohl ii. 117 A short skirt, guiltless of the faintest suspicion of crinoline.
1923 R. U. Johnson Remembered Yesterdays i. 35 It was a time of crinoline, bustles and chignons, and other eccentricities of a tyrannical fashion.
1963 C. H. Nicholl Many Thousand Gone i. iii. 27 Softspoken ladies wore crinoline.
2004 J. Thomas Pict. Victorians iii. 90 This attempt to show what cannot be shown is..a frequent device in Punch, in which women in crinoline walk past shops that display the contraption.
3. In extended use.
a. A protective netting fitted round warships, esp. as a defence against torpedoes. Now historical.
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society > armed hostility > hostilities at sea > naval weapons and equipment > [noun] > barriers in water > netting
splinter-netting1799
boarding-netting1834
crinoline1867
torpedo-catcher1877
torpedo-net1885
splinter net1894
1867 G. Dodd Railways, Steamers & Telegraphs 297 The so-called ‘crinoline’ which the Great Eastern wore..in the shape of a wire-work cage, to prevent the friction of the cable.
1887 Pall Mall Gaz. 5 July 5/1 When the Légé torpedo is drawn up against the crinoline of an ironclad it impinges upon it and is then drawn under the crinoline by the wire.
1944 Times 14 Nov. 5/3 Lying within a protective crinoline of nets, she [sc. a German battleship] was..severely damaged..by the torpedoes of the midget British submarines.
1960 Mariner's Mirror 56 152 Was the crinoline complete or was there a gap at the extreme bow and stern?
2003 L. J. Davis Fleet Fire v. 135 Like Niagara, she was fitted with a guard, known as a crinoline, that prevented her propeller from severing the cable as it was played out.
b. A protective corset worn by divers. Now historical and rare.
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the world > textiles and clothing > clothing > types or styles of clothing > underwear > [noun] > corset > types of
cosins1727
tabbies1752
jupe1810
tournure1831
crinoline1870
roll-on1933
Merry Widow1952
bralette1953
waspie1957
two-way stretch1959
shapewear1977
1870 Instr. Mil. Engin. I. 351 The crinoline should be used in deep water..it is placed round the body and tied in front of the stomach.
1895 Strand Mag. 10 395 Then comes the woollen cap, and, if the diver be venturing very deep, a crinoline, which serves to relieve the pressure of water.
1953 H. Grossett Down to Ships in Sea ix. 94 I wore a steel crinoline, or corset, for this job. This was a new invention for deep diving.
B. adj.
Made or consisting of crinoline or a similar substitute.
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the world > textiles and clothing > textiles > textile fabric or an article of textile fabric > textile fabric > textile fabric made from specific material > made from mixed fibres > [adjective] > specific
diaper1497
linsey-woolseya1631
satinette1703
poplin1707
gambroon1812
crinoline1843
cotton-backed1881
fulgurante1922
ottoman1995
1843 W. M. Thackeray Let. Aug. (1945) II. 835 He would turn up his flat nose..were the trader to propose to him the purchase of a crinoline petticoat.
1868 J. E. T. Rogers Man. Polit. Econ. (ed. 3) viii. 78 Fifty tons of crinoline wire were turned out weekly from factories.
1885 Times 30 Apr. 10/6 All that she wants to complete her equipment is an 80-ton gun..and her crinoline defences against torpedoes.
1891 Leeds Mercury 27 Apr. 4/7 A wide-brimmed pale-grey crinoline straw hat.
1954 Times 4 May 8/3 The bride`wore..a hat of white lace and crinoline straw.
2007 Investor's Business Daily (Nexis) 6 Sept. A covering of crinoline cloth kept the bandage sterile until it went on a wound.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, November 2010; most recently modified version published online June 2022).

crinolinev.

Brit. /ˈkrɪnəlɪn/, /ˈkrɪnl̩ɪn/, U.S. /ˈkrɪn(ə)lᵻn/, /ˈkrɪn(ə)ˌlin/
Origin: Formed within English, by conversion. Etymon: crinoline n.
Etymology: < crinoline n. Compare slightly earlier crinolined adj.
transitive. To stiffen (a thing) with crinoline; to dress (a person) in a crinoline.figurative in quot. 1855.
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the world > textiles and clothing > clothing > providing with clothing > provide with clothing [verb (transitive)] > in specific way > with specific garments > other
wimple?c1225
pricka1275
clothe1382
addressa1393
haspc1400
to-cloutc1430
shirtc1450
gownc1485
tuft1535
passement1539
kerchief1600
muff1607
inshirt1611
insmock1611
mode1656
costume1802
slop1803
shawl1812
cravat1818
sur-invest1827
frock1828
pinafore1843
smock1847
panoply1851
underclothe1857
upholster1873
fancy dress1878
sleeve1887
to suit up1912
crinoline1915
1855 T. De Quincey Let. Oct. in A. H. Japp Life (1877) II. xviii. 111 But afterwards..he buckramed or crinolined his graceful sketch with an elaborate machinery of gnomes and sylphs.
1915 N. Syrett Rose Cottingham 52 ‘Mamma’ and all the servants were crinolined, their useless legs dangling somewhere half-way up their skirts.
1948 S. Sitwell Morning, Noon & Night in London 82 They are crinolined like Minoan goddesses in tiered skirts, or they wear trains or cages.
1977 C. McCullough Thorn Birds ii. iii. 76 The golden-haired woman in her pale-pink lace gown, crinolined with a hundred and seven flounces.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, November 2010; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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