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crinoline

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crinoline noun

  1. A stiff fabric made from cotton and horsehair.
  2. A stiff petticoat made from this fabric.
  3. A skirt stiffened with hoops.
  4. Any of the hoops making up the framework used to support cladding over a boiler.

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hoopskirtpetticoatscrincrimplenecrispercrêpe de chi…crimperhorsehairtricoletteplissecrinoline

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