CORSAGE

bouquet, corsage, posy, nosegay

(noun) an arrangement of flowers that is usually given as a present

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

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.

Anagrams

• cargoes, socager

Source: Wiktionary


Cor"sage (kr"sj), n. Etym: [F. See Corset.]

Definition: The waist or bodice of a lady's dress; as. a low corsage.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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