corset
English
Etymology
Borrowed from Old French corset.
An 1893 corset, front and back.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈkɔː(ɹ).sɪt/
- Rhymes: -ɔː(ɹ)sɪt
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.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /kɔʁ.sɛ/
Noun
corset m (plural corsets)
Descendants
Further reading
- “corset” in le Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).
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”)
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