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corset
[ kawr-sit ]
noun
- 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)
- to dress or furnish with or as if with a corset.
- to regulate strictly; constrict.
corset
/ ˈ°ìɔ˲õɪ³Ù /
noun
- 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
- a similar garment worn because of injury, weakness, etc, by either sex
- informal.a restriction or limitation, esp government control of bank lending
- a stiffened outer bodice worn by either sex, esp in the 16th century
verb
- tr to dress or enclose in, or as in, a corset
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins
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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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