How do you use Crinoline in a sentence? See 3 example sentences showing how this word appears in different contexts, including synonyms like material or cloth, plus the exact meaning.
Crinoline meaning
- A stiff fabric made from cotton and horsehair.
- A stiff petticoat made from this fabric.
- A skirt stiffened with hoops.
Synonyms of Crinoline
Using Crinoline
- The main meaning on this page is: A stiff fabric made from cotton and horsehair. | A stiff petticoat made from this fabric. | A skirt stiffened with hoops.
- Useful related words include: hoopskirt, material, cloth, fabric.
Context around Crinoline
- Average sentence length in these examples: 19.7 words
- Position in the sentence: 1 start, 2 middle, 0 end
- Sentence types: 2 statements, 0 questions, 1 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Crinoline
- In this selection, "crinoline" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 19.7 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, skirts and dresses stand out and add context to how "crinoline" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include ironed that crinoline so that and means of crinoline dresses which. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "crinoline" sits close to words such as aabc, aacr and aacsb, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with crinoline
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Originally founded to make crinoline skirts and bustles (hoop skirts! (10 words)
Well, Irene ironed that crinoline so that you couldn’t see what it was by the time she’d finished. (20 words)
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. (29 words)
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. (29 words)
Well, Irene ironed that crinoline so that you couldn’t see what it was by the time she’d finished. (20 words)
Originally founded to make crinoline skirts and bustles (hoop skirts! (10 words)
Originally founded to make crinoline skirts and bustles (hoop skirts! (10 words)
Example sentences (3)
Well, Irene ironed that crinoline so that you couldn’t see what it was by the time she’d finished.
Originally founded to make crinoline skirts and bustles (hoop skirts!
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.