crinoline

/krin-l-in/US // ˈkrɪn l ɪn //UK // (ˈkrɪnəlɪn) //

衬裙,衬衣,褶裙,褶皱的衬衣

Definitions

n.名词 noun

1
- : a petticoat of haircloth or other stiff material, worn under a full skirt to keep it belled out.
- : a stiff, coarse cotton material for interlining.
- : a hoop skirt.
- : a reinforcement of iron straps for holding together brickwork, as of a furnace or chimney.

It is not he who would write virtuous tirades against painting, rougeing, and the crinoline.
The most extraordinary human figure that I ever saw was a black gin in a bird-cage crinoline.
Charlotte nodded, took up her dress, and contrived to thrust the trunk into a huge pocket under her crinoline.
You see it made my frock stand out like crinoline and no one would think it was anything else.
"It wouldn't be such a bad catch, after all," soliloquized Afy, as she and her crinoline swayed along.