krinoliini — meaning in English
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English meaning
- hoop noun A circular band of metal, wood, plastic, or similar material.
Senses
krinoliini is used for these senses in English:
- farthingale (historical) A hooped structure in cloth worn to extend the skirt of women's dresses; a hooped petticoat.
- hoop (now, chiefly, historical) A circle, or combination of circles, of thin whalebone, metal, or other elastic material, used for expanding the skirts of ladies' dresses; (hence, by extension) a hoop petticoat or hoop skirt.
hoop — full definition
- noun A circular band of metal, wood, plastic, or similar material.
- noun Basketball: the rim of the basket, or informally the sport itself.
- verb To bind or encircle with a hoop.