The ship was to carry a "crinoline" of stanchions along her water-line, practically a fixed torpedo-net. From Wordnik.com. [The Illustrated War News, Number 21, Dec. 30, 1914] Reference
Once I got to "crinoline", which has next-to-no explanation. From Wordnik.com. [Original Signal - Transmitting Buzz] Reference
The coal-scuttle bonnet and the incipient crinoline of. From Wordnik.com. [The History of "Punch"] Reference
Sew a strip of crinoline flat over seam to smooth it up. From Wordnik.com. [Make Your Own Hats] Reference
Cover the seam with a strip of crinoline to smooth it up. From Wordnik.com. [Make Your Own Hats] Reference
There was not a curl paper, nor even a threat of crinoline. From Wordnik.com. [Gov. Bob. Taylor's Tales] Reference
Consequently you see much of crinoline and little of character. From Wordnik.com. [The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 12, No. 69, July, 1863] Reference
She went through the darkness to where she had left her crinoline. From Wordnik.com. [Secret Bread] Reference
Cut an oval of crinoline two-thirds as large as the top of crown, baste. From Wordnik.com. [Make Your Own Hats] Reference
Lap ends of crinoline one-fourth inch at finish, but do not turn ends under. From Wordnik.com. [Make Your Own Hats] Reference
Tea-poys, light chairs, fragile vases have been undisturbed by crinoline even. From Wordnik.com. [The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 12, No. 69, July, 1863] Reference
Cut piece of crinoline, the exact shape of the crown, plus one inch all around. From Wordnik.com. [Make Your Own Hats] Reference
Here was a picture of Cynthia's mother in a crinoline with her baby on her knee. From Wordnik.com. [Green Valley] Reference
Wire edge of brim and cover wire with crinoline -- same method as used on sailor brim. From Wordnik.com. [Make Your Own Hats] Reference
I might, like, step behind and come out in, you know, big crinoline and you never know. From Wordnik.com. [Elizabeth Cook: Daughter Of A 'Welder'] Reference
An awkward predicament is as unfamiliar to me as a crinoline; I have never been in one. From Wordnik.com. [The Idler Magazine, Volume III, April 1893 An Illustrated Monthly] Reference
She laughed when she came across the crinoline hoops and the droll little velvet bonnets. From Wordnik.com. [Green Valley] Reference
Make the side crown from a bias fold of neteen or crinoline, the height desired, plus one inch. From Wordnik.com. [Make Your Own Hats] Reference
Pull the crinoline away quickly, as you would a plaster, and this will raise the nap of the goods. From Wordnik.com. [Fowler's Household Helps Over 300 Useful and Valuable Helps About the Home, Carefully Compiled and Arranged in Convenient Form for Frequent Use] Reference
A confounded little lapdog, -- the spaniel you saw just now with his nose just above the crinoline. From Wordnik.com. [The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 17, No. 102, April, 1866] Reference
In a close-fitting collar made of heavy material an interlining of canvas or crinoline is necessary. From Wordnik.com. [Textiles and Clothing] Reference
In this way the crinoline will be neither too short nor too loose and all wrinkling will be prevented. From Wordnik.com. [Textiles and Clothing] Reference
For the sleeve finished plainly around the wrist, a piece of bias crinoline should be fitted at the hand. From Wordnik.com. [Textiles and Clothing] Reference
There should be an underfacing of light-weight crinoline to make the bottom of the skirt firm and to give strength. From Wordnik.com. [Textiles and Clothing] Reference
Still, his warfare against crinoline, small bonnets, and other feminine fancies in dress, has been tiresomely inveterate. From Wordnik.com. [The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 2, No. 14, December 1858] Reference
Neteen and crinoline make excellent foundations for braid hats, as these materials are light in weight, soft, and pliable. From Wordnik.com. [Make Your Own Hats] Reference
But Aunt Marianna forestalled her husband's greeting, rising suddenly from a chair, her crinoline rustling across the carpet. From Wordnik.com. [Ride Proud, Rebel!] Reference
The hooks and eyes are sewed securely through the crinoline and one thickness, but the stitches should not show on the outside. From Wordnik.com. [Textiles and Clothing] Reference
Against exaggerated hoop-skirts he has all along set his face, and seldom, if ever, condescends to delineate a lady in crinoline. From Wordnik.com. [The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 15, No. 87, January, 1865] Reference
As the infant world ascended from cambric and dimity to broadcloth and crinoline, its propensity for investigation grew stronger. From Wordnik.com. [The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 14, No. 85, November, 1864] Reference
He designed a colorful collection featuring dirndl skirts with tulle crinoline, bright floral cardigans and nipped-waist shirtdresses. From Wordnik.com. [Targeting Younger Buyers, Liz Claiborne Hits Snag] Reference
All I could think was how happy I'd be to get out of my Sunday dress and crinoline slip and black patent shoes and back into my shorts. From Wordnik.com. [Sometimes You Just Have to Get Out of the Car] Reference
The elastic steel wires of her crinoline, had resisted the deadly force of the blow, which otherwise would undoubtedly have killed her. From Wordnik.com. [Woman's Work in the Civil War A Record of Heroism, Patriotism, and Patience] Reference
A warning against extravagance, however, is given to the consultant by the crinoline, which appears amidst these signs of future wealth. From Wordnik.com. [Telling Fortunes By Tea Leaves] Reference
They then wear a fine black merino skirt, made very full, and the inevitable petticoats, which make the skirt stand out like a crinoline. From Wordnik.com. [Dutch Life in Town and Country] Reference
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