What is "crinolines"

Usage examples of "crinolines".

Changing her crinolines, silks and powdered peruke for the polished riding boots, thorax strappings and black gauntlets, she decided to go down to the holding chamber to view the two newcomers who were chained stark-naked to the wall.

After a perilous descent, she entered the dungeon, her crinolines and farthingale hoops rasping against the doorjambs and causing the candles to waver in surprise.

Cumbrously, the flayed nude crawled across the straw-littered flagstones, not daring to touch her bleeding rear, until she was facing the young fury leaning against the frame, her stockinged legs apart, the lace and crinolines lifted in both hands, baring the hot apex of the thighs.

Just as swiftly, Anthea stepped out of her crinolines, watching the Marquise slide naked on to the silken sheets of the great bed to lie back and spread her legs wide.

It contained corsets, crinolines of varying fullness, gloves, and lingerie.

The crinolines and the vast hoopskirts had been put away, and although each enjoyed showing off her morning robe to the other ladies, strange men were forbidden to gaze on these feminine mysteries.

Ladies in crinolines and huge hats stood alongside black women in bandannas.

Erin, Plum and Selena, their colorful crinolines swaying wildly, chased after Beatrice.

The wide hall which ran from front to back of the house was swarming with people, and as the O’Hara carriage drew up at the front steps, Scarlett saw girls in crinolines, bright as butterflies, going up and com­ing down the stairs from the second floor, arms about each other’s waists, stopping to lean over the delicate hand­rail of the banisters, laughing and calling to young men in the hall below them.