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  • noun Plural form of crinoline.

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Examples

  • When we were there in April it was of the crinolines from the Second Empire.

    What to Do in Paris / Que faire a Paris? - French Word-A-Day 2009

  • I think many women these days think that dressing up is hot and uncomfortable because the last time they wore a nice dress was while their mothers still put them in crinolines and tights.

    A Beautiful Life 2006

  • A shower of gold paper rained down on the crowd, a couple of absailers dressed like the guys from Mission Impossible descended from the ceiling and unfurled a huge banner, balloons cascaded, a hoard of girls dressed in crinolines performed a (somewhat tacky - sorry, but then I love tacky) musical number while waving books around.

    MPH Celebrates Its Big Birthday Sharon Bakar 2006

  • To see the contortions of her crinolines was the delight of all the grammar school.

    Nuttie's Father Charlotte Mary Yonge 1862

  • "crinolines," but how about the other men and _matériel_ between decks?

    Scientific American Supplement No. 822, October 3, 1891 Various

  • Nearly frantic, the mother went in and bought Mrs. Leiber crinolines and petticoats.

    Still Life, With Girl Brittany Newmark 2011

  • Bygone eras of corsets, crinolines, explosions of lace, feathers, silks, satins, glinting jewels--all gilded to a state of heightened beauty and sartorial elegance.

    Bill Bush: The Art of Giving: This Artweek.LA (December 12-18, 2011) Bill Bush 2011

  • Bygone eras of corsets, crinolines, explosions of lace, feathers, silks, satins, glinting jewels--all gilded to a state of heightened beauty and sartorial elegance.

    Bill Bush: The Art of Giving: This Artweek.LA (December 12-18, 2011) Bill Bush 2011

  • Models in kabuki makeup, wearing gold-sequined platform boots, turquoise pom-pom earrings and mini Marie Antoinette crinolines bounced down the narrow white runway to the tune of Handel's music performed by Kaleidoskop, a Berlin soloist ensemble conducted by Olof Boman.

    'Semele Walk' Designer Costumes Stun Mariana Schroeder 2011

  • Nearly frantic, the mother went in and bought Mrs. Leiber crinolines and petticoats.

    Still Life, With Girl Brittany Newmark 2011

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