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Webster 1913 Edition
Corselet
1.
Armor for the body, as, the body breastplate and backpiece taken together; – also, used for the entire suit of the day, including breastplate and backpiece, tasset and headpiece.
2.
(Zool.)
The thorax of an insect.
Webster 1828 Edition
Corselet
CORSELET
,Noun.
1.
A little cuirass, or an armor to cover the body for protection, worn formerly by pike-men.2.
[See Corcelet.]CORSELET
,Verb.
T.