CRINOLINE
\kɹˈɪnəlˌiːn], \kɹˈɪnəlˌiːn], \k_ɹ_ˈɪ_n_ə_l_ˌiː_n]\
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By Princeton University
By DataStellar Co., Ltd
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A kind of stiff cloth, used chiefly by women, for underskirts, to expand the gown worn over it; -- so called because originally made of hair.
By Oddity Software
By William Dodge Lewis, Edgar Arthur Singer
By Daniel Lyons
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Snake's-head
- Guinea-hen flower; -- so called in England because its spotted petals resemble the scales of a snake's head.