Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

crinoline

/ˈkɹɪnəlɪn/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 1.92 in modern English

Syllables: crino-line
IPA: /ˈkɹɪnəlɪn/

11

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A stiff fabric made from cotton and horsehair.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

A stiff petticoat made from this fabric.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

A skirt stiffened with hoops.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

Any of the hoops making up the framework used to support cladding over a boiler.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

Netting placed around ships to guard against torpedoes.

Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

"These standards have not just been oppressive but deadly. In the nineteenth century, stiff crinoline petticoats puffed out skirts so far that the cheap materials often brushed against open flames and caught fire. This arbitrary convention of dress caused three thousand women to be burned alive."
"The various articles of a lady's apparel—dresses, skirts, crinolines, etc.—should be hung neatly away in the closet or wardrobe. The underclothing should be folded and placed in an orderly manner in the drawers of the dressing-bureau."

Etymology

Borrowed from French crinoline.

Usage

Inflected Forms

crinolines (plural)

Derived Forms

crinolette crinolined

Synonyms

hoopskirt

Questions

How do you pronounce crinoline?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈkɹɪnəlɪn/.
What does crinoline mean?: A stiff fabric made from cotton and horsehair.
Where does crinoline come from?: Borrowed from French crinoline.

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