单词 | crinoline |
释义 | crinolinen.adj. 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. ΘΚΠ 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. ΘΚΠ 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. ΘΚΠ 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. ΘΚΠ 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. ΘΚΠ 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. ΘΚΠ 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. transitive. To stiffen (a thing) with crinoline; to dress (a person) in a crinoline.figurative in quot. 1855. ΘΚΠ 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). < n.adj.1829v.1855 |
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