crinoline
noun/ˈkrɪnəlɪn/
/ˈkrɪnəlɪn/
- a frame that was worn under a skirt by some women in the past in order to give the skirt a very round full shapeWord Originmid 19th cent. (originally referring to the material used to make early crinolines): from French, formed irregularly from Latin crinis ‘hair’ + linum ‘thread’.
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