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Definitions for Corset
[1] Sometimes corsets. a close-fitting undergarment, stiffened with whalebone or similar material and often capable of being tightened by lacing, enclosing the trunk: worn, especially by women, to shape and support the body; stays.
[2] to dress or furnish with or as if with a corset.
[3] to regulate strictly; constrict.
[4] a stiffened, elasticated, or laced foundation garment, worn esp by women, that usually extends from below the chest to the hips, providing support for the spine and stomach and shaping the figure a similar garment worn because of injury, weakness, etc, by either sex
[5] informal a restriction or limitation, esp government control of bank lending
[6] a stiffened outer bodice worn by either sex, esp in the 16th century
[7] (tr) to dress or enclose in, or as in, a corset
Words related to Corset
underwear, bodice, support, corselet
Words nearby Corset
corsac, corsage, corsair, corse, corselet, corset, corset cover, corsetier, corsetiere, corsetière, corsetry
Origin of Corset
1225–75; Middle English < Anglo-French, Old French, equivalent to cors bodice, body + -et -et
Other words from Corset
cor·set·less , adjective
un·cor·set·ed , adjective
well-cor·set·ed , adjective
Word origin for Corset
C14: from Old French, literally: a little bodice; see corselet
Synonyms for Corset
bodice, underwear, corselet, stays, support, foundation garment