Noun
A kind of stiff cloth, used chiefly by women, for underskirts, to expand the gown worn over it; -- so called because originally made of hair.
A lady's skirt made of any stiff material; latterly, a hoop skirt.
Source: Webster's dictionaryI'm a tough old broad from Brooklyn. Don't try to make me into something I'm not. If you want someone to tiptoe down the Barkley staircase in crinoline and politely ask where the cattle went, get another girl. Barbara Stanwyck
All that is needed to make it into an old antebellum mansion is the long, mossdraped tree-lined driveway up to its front door and in one’s imagination can be heard the swish of wide crinoline skirts and the merry laughter of gay southern belles. Source: Internet
They were wearing up to 14 layers of petticoats, in order to achieve the volume of those skirts, because the cage crinoline had not yet come into being. Source: Internet
The company's entry into the vehicle market was by means of crinoline dresses, which used steel rods, leading to umbrella frames, saw blades, chisels, wire wheels, and bicycles. Source: Internet
Next is the adding your own flair to the hat with ribbons and crinoline, then add some flowers or feathers. Source: Internet
Organza dresses over crinoline petticoats with little velvet bows and ribbons probably aren’t the best for tree climbing and egg hunting events. Source: Internet