corsage

English

Etymology

Borrowed from French corsage.

Pronunciation

(UK) IPA^(key): /kɔːˈsɑːʒ/

Noun

corsage (plural corsages)

(obsolete) The size or shape of a person's body.
(now only historical) The waist or bodice of a woman's dress.
A small bouquet of flowers, originally worn attached to the bodice of a woman's dress.

Translations

bodice of a woman's dress

French: corsage (fr) m

Japanese: コサージュ (kosāju), コルサージュ (korusāju)

small bouquet of flowers

French: petit bouquet m

Japanese: コサージュ (kosāju), コルサージュ (korusāju)

See also

Anagrams

cargoes, socager

French

Etymology

From Old French cors (“body”) + -age.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /kɔʁ.saʒ/

Noun

corsage m (plural corsages)

(obsolete) body, torso
(historical) bodice, corsage
blouse, camisole; top

Further reading

“corsage” in le Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

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