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Crinoline

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hoopskirtnounAlternative spelling of hoop skirt. [A women's undergarment worn in various historical periods to hold the skirt extended into a fashionable shape, typically consisting of a fabric petticoat with casings to hold a stiffening material, variously rope, osiers, whalebone, steel, or nylon.]

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hoopskirtnounAlternative spelling of hoop skirt. [A women's undergarment worn in various historical periods to hold the skirt extended into a fashionable shape, typically consisting of a fabric petticoat with casings to hold a stiffening material, variously rope, osiers, whalebone, steel, or nylon.]
petticoatsnounA light woman's undergarment worn under a dress or skirt, and hanging either from the shoulders or (now especially) from the waist; a kind of slip, worn to make the skirt fuller, or for extra warmth.
crinnounhorsehair fabric
crimplenenounA kind of heavy, wrinkle-resistant fabric used for clothing.
crispernounThe section of a refrigerator used to store fruit and vegetables at a slightly higher temperature than the rest of the refrigerator.
crêpe de chinenounA fine, thin fabric, usually of silk, that is used to make dresses or blouses.
crimpernoun(chiefly British) A hairdresser.
horsehairnounThe hair of a horse, especially from the mane and tail, used for upholstery.
tricolettenounA knitted fabric of silk or rayon.
plissenounA fabric treated so as to be permanently puckered or crinkled.
tricotinenounA double twill fabric of tightly twisted yarns.
whipcordnounA strong worsted fabric, with a diagonal rib.
cranequinnounA device used to arm a crossbow by cranking a gear.
crimpnounA fastener or a fastening method that secures parts by bending metal around a joint and squeezing it together, often with a tool that adds indentations to capture the parts.
linenettenounA cotton fabric made in imitation of linen.
crisping ironnoun(dated) A curling iron.
wire clothnounA fabric of woven metallic wire.
spider clothnounA cloth (real, hypothetical or imaginary) manufactured using spider silk.
millinetnoun(archaic) A stiff cotton fabric used by milliners for lining bonnets.
piquénoun(sewing) A kind of corded or ribbed fabric made from cotton, rayon, or silk.

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