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.
Examples
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.
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