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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