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# crinoline

noun (crinoline, crinolines)

«crinoline» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

(old use) A stiff frame or petticoat worn under a long skirt to make it stand out wide. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/crinoline/#m1)

### In the lessons

in old stories, a fashionable dress with a wide, stiff skirt; a mother or a lady dressed in crinoline

### Examples

- She walked into the room in a crinoline. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/crinoline/#x1)
- The lady's crinoline made the doorway look small. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/crinoline/#x2)
- The little girl wanted a new crinoline for the dance. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/crinoline/#x3)

### Note

nothing for maths

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «crinoline» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/crinoline/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«crinoline» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/crinoline.html) on Mova free.