英语词汇“crinoline”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

　

单词	crinoline
释义	Trends of crinoline View usage for: crinoline (krɪnəlɪn) Word forms: plural crinolines countable noun A crinoline was a round frame which women wore under their skirts in the 19th century. crinoline in British English (ˈkrɪnəlɪn) noun 1. a stiff fabric, originally of horsehair and linen used in lining garments 2. a petticoat stiffened with this, worn to distend skirts, esp in the mid-19th century 3. a framework of steel hoops worn for the same purpose Word origin C19: from French, from Italian crinolino, from crino horsehair, from Latin crīnis hair + lino flax, from Latin līnum crinoline in American English (ˈkrɪnəˌlɪn; ˈkrɪnˌlin) noun 1. a coarse, stiff, heavily sized cloth used as a lining for stiffening garments: orig. made of horsehair and linen 2. a petticoat of this cloth, worn under a skirt to make it puff out 3. hoop skirt Word origin Fr < It crinolino < crino, horsehair (< L crinis: see crinite) + lino, linen < L linum: see line2 Examples of 'crinoline' in a sentence crinoline She stood confidently in the stern, gathering the parachute silk around her like a cloudy pink crinoline. Ballard, J. G. RUSHING TO PARADISE (1977) The dress was a deep, dark blue with a billowing skirt, under which I wore layers of crinoline. Andrews, Virginia WEB OF DREAMS (1977) Except for Agnes, the beautiful doll sitting on the store counter, dressed in a crinoline of pink satin with cream lace frills all over it. Colleen McCullough THE THORN BIRDS (1977) Word lists with crinoline fabric, skirt, underwear
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