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A kind of stiff cloth, used chiefly by women, for underskirts, to expand the gown worn over it; -- so called because originally made of hair.

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  1. n. A kind of stiff cloth, used chiefly by women, for underskirts, to expand the gown worn over it; -- so called because originally made of hair.
  2. n. A lady's skirt made of any stiff material; latterly, a hoop skirt.
  3. n. a skirt stiffened with hoops
  4. n. a full stiff petticoat made of crinoline fabric
  5. n. a stiff coarse fabric used to stiffen hats or clothing
  6. 1. A kind of stiff cloth, used chiefly by women, for underskirts, to expand the gown worn over it; -- so called because originally made of hair. 2. A lady's skirt made of any stiff material; latterly, a hoop skirt.
  7. n:100 n. a full stiff petticoat made of crinoline fabric n. a stiff coarse fabric used to stiffen hats or clothing