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corset

[ kawr-sit ]

noun

  1. Sometimes corsets. a close-fitting undergarment, stiffened with whalebone or similar material and often capable of being tightened by lacing, enclosing the trunk: worn, especially by women, to shape and support the body; stays.


verb (used with object)

  1. to dress or furnish with or as if with a corset.
  2. to regulate strictly; constrict.

corset

/ ˈ°ìɔ˲õɪ³Ù /

noun

    1. a stiffened, elasticated, or laced foundation garment, worn esp by women, that usually extends from below the chest to the hips, providing support for the spine and stomach and shaping the figure
    2. a similar garment worn because of injury, weakness, etc, by either sex
  1. informal.
    a restriction or limitation, esp government control of bank lending
  2. a stiffened outer bodice worn by either sex, esp in the 16th century
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

verb

  1. tr to dress or enclose in, or as in, a corset
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of corset1

1225–75; Middle English < Anglo-French, Old French, equivalent to cors bodice, body + -et -et
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of corset1

C14: from Old French, literally: a little bodice; see corselet
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Cerezo dresses De la Huerta in a white petticoat and matching corset until she tosses off the top and demands total silence.

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Nancy: We took off the corsets and put on the combat boots.

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In a western-style suit and a bolo tie, the recently converted country artist commands the stage with an army of cowgirls in leather studded corsets.

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I ripped off that news corset, we poured ourselves a glass of wine, and so it began.â€

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Their corsets are hand-stoned and their wings are finely sewn; a single rip will take days to fix.

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