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CORSET
corset, girdle, stays
(noun) a woman’s close-fitting foundation garment
corset
(verb) dress with a corset
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
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
Verb
corset (third-person singular simple present corsets, present participle corsetting or corseting, simple past and past participle corsetted or corseted)
(transitive) To enclose in a corset; to wear a corset.
(figuratively) To restrict or confine.
Anagrams
• Coster, Ectors, Tresco, coster, escort, recost, rectos, scoter, scrote, sector
Source: Wiktionary
Cor"set (kr"st), n. Etym: [F., dim. of OF. cors, F. corps, body. See Corse.]
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 (kr"st), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Corseted; p. pr. & vb. n. Corseting.]
Definition: To inclose in corsets.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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