Crinoline
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A short encyclopedia entry defining crinoline as a stiffening fabric of horse-hair and cotton or linen thread, with the name's French and Latin origin. It notes substitute materials such as straw-like hat-shape material. It also covers the later use of the term for hoop skirt supports of whalebone and steel in the mid-19th century, and for protective netting frameworks on warships.
- Type
- Article
- Date
- 1911
- Language
- English
- Pages
- 1
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From Ralph Griswold's Digital Archive, delivered by the University of Arizona.
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