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CORSETED
Verb
corseted
simple past tense and past participle of corset
Anagrams
• escorted, recosted, sectored
Source: Wiktionary
CORSET
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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