Etymology

crinoline

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Today it means: A stiff fabric made from cotton and horsehair. Full definition →

French crinoline
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  1. French · borrowed fromcrinoline
  2. French · borrowed fromcrinoline
  3. English todaycrinoline

Borrowed from French crinoline.

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.