Definition
A stiff petticoat or underskirt made from horsehair and linen, or later steel hoops, worn to extend the skirt of a dress. Modern crinoline refers to any stiff fabric used for similar structural purposes in garments.
Etymology
From French 'crinoline', combining 'crin' (horsehair) and 'lin' (linen). Originally developed in the 1840s as a lighter alternative to multiple heavy petticoats, revolutionizing women's undergarments.
Kelly Says
The crinoline caused a social revolution - it freed women from wearing up to six heavy petticoats (weighing up to 14 pounds!) but also made them so wide they couldn't fit through doorways together! The cage crinoline of the 1850s was actually an early example of engineering in fashion, using flexible steel hoops connected by fabric tapes.
Translations
AMአማርኛ
ክሪኖሊን
kree-noh-lin
ARالعربية
كرينولين
kree-noh-lin
BNবাংলা
ক্রিনোলিন
kree-noh-lin
CACatalà
crinolina
kree-noh-lee-nah
CSČeština
krinolína
kree-noh-lee-nah
DADansk
krinolin
kree-noh-lin
DEDeutsch
Crinoline
kree-noh-lee-neh
ELΕλληνικά
κρινολίνη
kree-noh-lee-nee
ESEspañol
crinolina
kree-noh-lee-nah
FAفارسی
کرینولین
kree-noh-lin
FISuomi
krinoliini
kree-noh-lee-nee
FRFrançais
crinoline
krinɔlin
GUGU
ક્રિનોલિન
kree-noh-lin
HAHA
krinolin
kree-noh-lin
HEעברית
קרינולין
kree-noh-lin
HIहिन्दी
क्रिनोलिन
kree-noh-lin
HUMagyar
krinolin
kree-noh-lin
IDBahasa Indonesia
krinolin
kree-noh-lin
IGIG
krinolin
kree-noh-lin
ITItaliano
crinolina
kree-noh-lee-nah
JA日本語
クリノリン
ku-ri-no-ri-n
KKKK
кринолин
kree-noh-lin
KMKM
ក្រីណូលីន
kree-noh-lin
KO한국어
크리놀린
keu-ri-nol-lin
MRMR
क्रिनोलिन
kree-noh-lin
MSBahasa Melayu
krinolin
kree-noh-lin
MYမြန်မာ
ကရင်နိုလင်
kreh-nin-oh-lin
NLNederlands
crinoline
kree-noh-lin
NONorsk
krinolin
kree-noh-lin
PAPA
ਕਰੀਨੋਲਿਨ
kree-noh-lin
PLPolski
krinolina
kree-noh-lee-nah
PTPortuguês
crinolina
kree-noh-lee-nah
RORomână
crinolină
kree-noh-lee-nah
RUРусский
кринолин
kree-noh-leen
SVSvenska
krinolin
kree-noh-lin
SWKiswahili
krinolini
kree-noh-lee-nee
TAதமிழ்
கிரினோலின்
kree-noh-lin
TEతెలుగు
క్రినోలిన్
kree-noh-lin
THไทย
ครินโอลิน
kree-noh-lin
TLTL
krinolina
kree-noh-lee-nah
TRTürkçe
krinolin
kree-noh-lin
UKУкраїнська
кринолін
kree-noh-lin
URاردو
کرینولین
kree-noh-lin
VITiếng Việt
váy crinoline
vay kree-noh-lin
YOYO
krinolin
kree-noh-lin
ZUZU
krinolini
kree-noh-lee-nee
Ethical Language Guidance
Gender History
Crinoline is explicitly gendered fashion; historically restrictive garment imposed on women, limiting movement and autonomy. Etymology ties to feminine constraint rather than neutral material or structure.
Inclusive Usage
Use historically when describing women's fashion. Avoid metaphorically to describe women as 'stiff,' 'constrained,' or frivolous.
Inclusive Alternatives
["restrictive garment","support structure (non-gendered context)"]
Empowerment Note
Women fashion innovators like Amelia Bloomer resisted crinoline; recognize women's agency in rejecting constraining norms.