| 词汇 | crinoline |
| 释义 | crinolineWord family nouncrinolettecrinolineadjectivecrinolined Clothes crin·o·line /ˈkrɪnəlɪn/ noun [countableC] DCCa round frame that was worn in the past under a woman’s skirt to support it and hold it away from her body 〔旧时支撑女裙的〕裙撑，裙架 Examples from the Corpus crinoline• If only I had a crinoline to sweep down the grand staircase in!• I looked just like a crinoline lady.• There was a description of her fine crinoline gown and of the Grenfell emeralds she had worn.• Couples strolled in the afternoon sunshine, the ladies in crinolines, the men in stiff three-piece suits.• They changed their minds when the dangerously revealing crinoline arrived. (1800-1900) French Italian crinolino, from crino “horsehair” + lino “linen” |
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