Crinoline
![Princess Dagmar of Denmark wearing a crinoline in the 1860s.Cage crinoline underskirt, 1860s, MoMu, Antwerp](/Images/godic/202501/07/Princess_Dagmar_of_Denmark_with_her_dog2714.jpg")
![](/Images/godic/202501/07/Crinoline,_1860-1870._MoMu_-_Fashion_Museum_Province_of_Antwerp,_www.momu.be._Photo_by_Hugo_Maertens,_Bruges2714.jpg")
![Top: Minoan statuette, 1600 BC. Verdugada, c. 1470s
Bottom: Farthingale, c. 1600. Hoop or pannier, 1750–80.](/Images/godic/202501/07/Historical_Hoopskirts2714.jpg")
![Horsehair crinoline, c.1845.](/Images/godic/202501/07/Crinoline_era22714.gif")
A crinoline /krɪn.əl.ɪn/ is a stiffened or structured petticoat designed to hold out a woman's skirt, popular at various times since the mid-19th century. Originally, crinoline described a stiff fabric made of horsehair ("crin") and cotton or linen which was used to make underskirts and as a dress lining.