crinoline vs skirt

skirt vs crinoline

crinoline and skirt both are nouns.

crinoline is not a verb while skirt is a verb.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
crinoline	Yes	No	No	No
skirt	Yes	No	Yes	No

As nouns, skirt is a hypernym of crinoline; that is, skirt is a word with a broader meaning than crinoline:

crinoline: a skirt stiffened with hoops
skirt: a garment hanging from the waist; worn mainly by girls and women

crinoline (noun)	skirt (noun)
a stiff coarse fabric used to stiffen hats or clothing	a garment hanging from the waist; worn mainly by girls and women
a full stiff petticoat made of crinoline fabric	cloth covering that forms the part of a garment below the waist
a skirt stiffened with hoops	informal terms for a (young) woman
	(Fungi) a remnant of the partial veil that in mature mushrooms surrounds the stem like a collar

crinoline (verb)	skirt (verb)
	avoid or try to avoid fulfilling, answering, or performing (duties, questions, or issues)
	extend on all sides of simultaneously; encircle
	pass around or about; move along the border
	form the edge of

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