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CRINOLINE FABRIC

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does crinoline fabric mean? 

CRINOLINE FABRIC (noun)
  The noun CRINOLINE FABRIC has 1 sense:

1. a stiff coarse fabric used to stiffen hats or clothing

  Familiarity information: CRINOLINE FABRIC used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


CRINOLINE FABRIC (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

A stiff coarse fabric used to stiffen hats or clothing

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Synonyms:

crinoline fabric; crinoline

Hypernyms ("crinoline fabric" is a kind of...):

cloth; fabric; material; textile (artifact made by weaving or felting or knitting or crocheting natural or synthetic fibers)


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