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corselet

[ kawr-suh-let kawrs-lit ]

noun

  1. Also ³¦´Ç°ù·²õ±ð·±ô±ð³Ù³Ù±ð. a woman's lightweight foundation garment combining a brassiere and girdle in one piece.
  2. Also ³¦´Ç°ù²õ·±ô±ð³Ù. Armor.
    1. a suit of light half armor or three-quarter armor of the 16th century or later.


corselet

/ ˈ°ìɔ˲õ±ôɪ³Ù /

noun

  1. a piece of armour for the top part of the body Also speltcorslet
  2. a one-piece foundation garment, usually combining a brassiere and a corset
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of corselet1

1490–1500; < Middle French, equivalent to cors “bodice, body†+ -elet -let
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of corselet1

C15: from Old French, from cors bodice of a garment, from Latin corpus body
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In the garment district, Ms. Canner produces lightweight reflective corselets, ostrich-trimmed jackets, vests, sashes and belts that slip over outerwear and resemble glowing lingerie.

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His trousers, after exhausting the ordinary number of buttons in front, prolonged themselves into a kind of corselet that drew attention to the slimness of his waist.

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The armor was correct from helm to sollerets, with hauberk and corselet, greaves and jambards, while the gauntleted hands were crossed, in true warrior fashion, on the hilt of a long, straight sword.

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His own horses he ordered now to be unsaddled, and casting off his corselet, gave himself up to repose for the evening.

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So strong, so determined was that blow, that the weapon entered to the very haft, and there remained, fixed between the corselet and the brassard, so that the boy could not withdraw it.

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