OXFORD 9000
📚 noun • entry_id 40824

crinoline

/ˈkɹɪnəlɪn/
Meanings (ES + gloss)
crinolina • miriñaque
A stiff petticoat made from this fabric.
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 agai…
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