Editing Crinoline (section)

=={{anchor|Horsehair braid|Crinoline tape|Crin trim}}Etymology==
[[File:Horsehair braid-crinoline tape.jpg|thumb|upright|Crin tape]]
The name ''crinoline'' is often described as a combination of the Latin word {{lang|la|crinis}} ("hair") and/or the French word {{lang|fr|crin}} ("horsehair"); with the Latin word {{lang|la|linum}} ("thread" or "[[flax]]," which was used to make [[linen]]), describing the materials used in the original textile.<ref name=yarwood>[https://books.google.com/books?id=UdP_sSKIxf0C&pg=PA125 Yarwood, pp. 125–127]</ref><ref name=infra>[https://books.google.com/books?id=2-Vwu3GmwtAC&pg=PA119 Martin & Koda, p. 119]</ref><ref>Steele, ''Encyclopedia of clothing and fashion'', p. 317</ref><ref>[https://books.google.com/books?id=YFfWji_tES8C&pg=PA146 Flecker], p. 146.</ref>

In the 21st century, the term crin is still used to describe a type of woven nylon flat braid, available in various widths and used for stiffening and providing bulk-free body to hemlines, serving the same purpose as the original crin/crinoline.<ref name=dreha/><ref name=redig>{{cite book |title=Reader's Digest Complete Guide to Sewing |year=1978 |location=London |publisher=The Reader's Digest Association Limited}}</ref> Crin tape/trim is typically transparent, though it also comes in black, white, and cream colors. It is also described as horsehair braid or crinoline tape.<ref name=dreha>{{cite book |last=Maynard |first=Lynda |title=The Dressmaker's Handbook of Couture Sewing Techniques |year=2010 |location=London |publisher=Quarto Publishing plc |isbn=978-1-408-12759-9}}</ref>
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