crinoline

[Fr., from Lat. crinis =hair, and linum =flax.] Fabric: Originally, a horse-hair and cotton fabric for setting out a lady's skirts. The term is now commonly applied to the hoop-skirt, which has its periods of revival. Hoops were worn in 1740 three feet wide acro the hips. (Knight.) "One can move so much more quietly without crinoline ." -Mi Yonge: The Trial. The modern crinoline, by that specific name, came into fashion in this country, France and England in 1855. cri-nose, a . [Mod. Lat. crinosus, from Cla . Lat. crinis -hair.] Hairy. cri-nos-1-ty, s. [Eng. crinos(e); -ity.] The quality of being crinose or hairy; hairine . cri-năm, 8. [Latinized form of Gr. krinon =a lily of any kind. The Latin word used by Pliny is crinon, not crinum. Crinum is Mod. Lat.] Bot.: A genus of Endogens, order Amaryllidacese, tribe Amaryllese. The perianth is long and tubular, with the limb reflexed or equal; the stamens six, the capsule membranous, bursting unequally; the seeds globose. The species are very beautiful. They are ornaments of gardens. Crinum asiati cum is the Poison Bulb of the East Indies. It has a cylindrical bulb, which remains above the ground. It is a powerful emetic, and is used in the East Indies to produce vomiting after poison has been taken. Crinum elegans was introduced into greenhouses from the East Indies in 1823, and C. amabile more recently. The latter is now common. cri-õç'-er-ăs, s . [Gr. krios =a ram, and keras =a horn.] Palæont .: A genus of Cephalopodous Mollusks, family Ammon i tide. The shell is discoidal, but the whorls are not in contact. Thirteen species are known. They are found in Great Britain and France from the Neocomian to the Upper Greensand. *cri-o-çer-āte, s. [Mod. Lat. criocer( as ), and Eng. suff.- ate .] Palæont .: A fo il of the genus Crioceras, (q.v.). More generally written Crioceratite (q. v.).