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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The word “coffee” entered the English language in 1582 via the Dutch “koffie,” borrowed from the Ottoman Turkish “kahve,” borrowed in turn from the Arabic “qahwah.” The Arabic word qahwah was traditionally held to refer to a type of wine.

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