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corsage

[ kawr-sahzh ]

noun

  1. a small bouquet worn at the waist, on the shoulder, on the wrist, etc., by a woman.
  2. the body or waist of a dress; bodice.


corsage

/ °ìÉ”Ëˈ²õÉ‘ËÏô /

noun

  1. a flower or small bunch of flowers worn pinned to the lapel, bosom, etc, or sometimes carried by women
  2. the bodice of a dress
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of corsage1

1475–85; < Middle French: bodily shape (later: bust, bodice, corsage), equivalent to cors body (< Latin corpus ) + -age -age
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of corsage1

C15: from Old French, from cors body, from Latin corpus
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On her shoulder was a corsage of two white orchids sent by her father from the ship’s florist.

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Adding ribbons in school colors became popular after World War II, she said, when the corsage became an extension of school spirit.

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She asked jurors if they’d be able to remember the color of their prom corsages or who was class president their junior year, the Chicago Sun-Times reported.

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Solheim said she will happily provide bouquets and corsages for all celebrations.

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On graduation day, teachers pinned corsages on the laughing graduates, usually a job for younger students.

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