Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary - crinoline
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Crinoline
crinoline
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 especially for interlinings and millinery 2. a full stiff skirt or underskirt made of ~; also hoopskirt • ~ or ~d adjective
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n. 1 a stiffened or hooped petticoat formerly worn to make a long skirt stand out. 2 a stiff fabric of horsehair etc. used for linings, hats, etc. Etymology: F f. L crinis hair + linum thread ...Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference
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(crinolines) A crinoline was a round frame which women wore under their skirts in the 19th century. N-COUNT ...Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
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~ n a round frame worn under a woman's skirt in former times to support it and give it shape ...Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
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- 1830, from Fr. "hair cloth," from It. crinolino, from crino "horsehair," from L. crinis "hair" + lino "flax, thread," from L. linum. So called from the warp and woof fibers of the original mixture. ...Английский Этимологический словарь
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