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Webster 1913 Edition
Corset
1.
In the Middle Ages, a gown or basque of which the body was close fitting, worn by both men and women.
2.
An article of dress inclosing the chest and waist worn (chiefly by women) to support the body or to modify its shape; stays.
Cor′set
(k?r′s?t)
, Verb.
T.
[
imp. & p. p.
Corseted
; p. pr. & vb. n.
Corseting
.] To inclose in corsets.
Webster 1828 Edition
Corset
CORSET
,Noun.
Definition 2024
corset
corset
English
Noun
corset (plural corsets)
- A woman's foundation garment, reinforced with stays, that supports the waistline, hips and bust.
- (historical) A tight-fitting gown or basque worn by both men and women during the Middle Ages.
Synonyms
- stays, see also bodice and underbodice
Translations
woman's garment
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Verb
corset (third-person singular simple present corsets, present participle corseting or corsetting, simple past and past participle corseted or corsetted)
- (transitive) To enclose in a corset; to wear a corset.
- Mabel dreaded the upcoming ball and the preliminary corseting it would entail.
- (figuratively) To restrict or confine.
- "I will not remain corseted by your notions of what is and is not proper!" she exclaimed.
Derived terms
- corset effect
- corsetry
Anagrams
French
Etymology
From Old French cors (“body”) + -et.
Noun
corset m (plural corsets)
Descendants
descendants
Norman
Etymology
From Old French corset, from cors (“body”) + -et.
Noun
corset m (plural corsets)
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Derived terms
- corset d'oeuvre (“jersey”)
- t-corset (“t-shirt”)
Etymology
Borrowing from Old French corset.
An 1893 corset, front and back.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈkɔː(ɹ).sɪt/
- Rhymes: -ɔː(ɹ)sɪt