crinolined
Wearing stiff petticoats
Crinolined describes someone wearing a crinoline—the stiff, hooped petticoat that gave Victorian-era skirts their dramatic bell shape.
The word evokes a particular silhouette and era: crinolined ladies at the ball, crinolined figures in old photographs.
It appears almost exclusively in historical or literary contexts.
State of being complete
- bell-shapedCurving outward toward base
- flareSudden bright burst
- bouffantVoluminous teased hairstyle
- billowSwell outward with air
puffiness · amplitude · underskirt · petticoat · swell · dome-shaped · circumference · whalebone
Undergarment beneath skirts
- bustleEnergetic noisy activity
- corsetBoned waist-shaping undergarment
- bonnetHat secured under chin
- gownLong formal garment
parasol · brocade · lace · ballroom · debutante · aristocracy · gentility · chaperone
Effortless beauty of motion
- eleganceRefined, graceful quality
- refinementElegance of manner
- ladylikeBefitting refined femininity
- poiseGraceful, unshakable calm
daintiness · modesty · demureness · decorum · delicacy · sensibility · charm · softness
Formal full-length dress
- galaFestive formal occasion
- operaTheatrical art combining song
- weddingMarriage rite and feast
- ceremonyFormal event marking occasions
soirée · banquet · cotillion · ball · presentation · coming-out · waltz · chandelier
Old valued collectible
- heirloomInherited family treasure
- nostalgiaLonging for the past
- periodPunctuation ending sentences
- bygoneOf earlier times
heritage · historic · old-fashioned · reenactment · preservation · daguerreotype · restoration
fullness
State of being complete
- bell-shapedCurving outward toward base
- flareSudden bright burst
- bouffantVoluminous teased hairstyle
billow · puffiness · amplitude · underskirt · petticoat · swell · dome-shaped · circumference · whalebone · expanse
petticoat
Undergarment beneath skirts
gown · parasol · brocade · lace · ballroom · debutante · aristocracy · gentility · chaperone · etiquette
grace
Effortless beauty of motion
- eleganceRefined, graceful quality
- refinementElegance of manner
- ladylikeBefitting refined femininity
poise · daintiness · modesty · demureness · decorum · delicacy · sensibility · charm · softness · genteel
ballgown
Formal full-length dress
ceremony · soirée · banquet · cotillion · ball · presentation · coming-out · waltz · chandelier · quadrille
antique
Old valued collectible
bygone · heritage · historic · old-fashioned · reenactment · preservation · daguerreotype · restoration
crinolinedform-fitting
Closely following body contours
figure-hugging · sleek · streamlined · pencil-skirted · tight
crinolinedminimalist
One favoring bare essentials
unstructured · modern · relaxed · casual · bohemian