crin

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noun

horsehair fabric

OriginFrench crin →
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Meanings

nouncrin (countable and uncountable, plural crins)

plural crins

  1. countableuncountablehorsehair fabric

Origin

  1. Frenchcrin
  2. Frenchcrin
  3. Englishcrin

Borrowed from French crin (“horsehair”).

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Cite this entry
APA

crin. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/crin

MLA

“crin.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/crin. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “crin,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/crin.

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