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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
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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