Corset
21CORSET — n. m. Partie de l’habillement des femmes qui enveloppe et serre exactement la taille et qui se met d’ordinaire sur la chemise. Mettre un corset. Serrer, lacer un corset. Corset de coutil. Corset de soie. Il désigne aussi une Sorte de corsage de… …
22Corset — From the sixteenth through the nineteenth centuries, women in the Western world wore corsets to create the perfect hourglass shape, the fashionable body silhouette of the time. Never to be confused with an undergarment created for comfort, the …
23corset — UK [ˈkɔː(r)sɪt] / US [ˈkɔrsət] noun [countable] Word forms corset : singular corset plural corsets 1) a) a stiff piece of underwear worn by women to make their waists look thin, especially in the past b) a piece of clothing that looks like a… …
24corset — 1. noun /ˈkɔː(ɹ).sɪt/ A womans foundation garment, reinforced with stays, that supports the waistline, hips and bust. 2. verb /ˈkɔː(ɹ).sɪt/ a) To enclose in a corset; to …
25corset — I. noun Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo French, diminutive of cors Date: 13th century 1. a usually close fitting and often laced medieval jacket 2. a woman s close fitting boned supporting undergarment that is often hooked and laced and… …
26corset — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. girdle, foundation [garment]. See clothing. II (Roget s IV) n. Syn. girdle, corselet, foundation garment, maternity corset, abdominal belt, garter belt, bodice, support, stays, whalebones, panty… …
27corset — cor|set [ˈko:sıt US ˈko:r ] n [Date: 1700 1800; Origin: corset tightly fitting piece of outer clothing (13 19 centuries), from Old French, from cors; CORSE] a piece of tight fitting underwear that women wore especially in the past to make them… …
28corset — cor|set [ kɔrsət ] noun count 1. ) a stiff piece of underwear worn by women to make their waists look thin, especially in the past a ) a piece of clothing that looks like a corset 2. ) MEDICAL a piece of clothing designed to support your back …
29corset — [[t]kɔ͟ː(r)sɪt[/t]] corsets N COUNT A corset is a stiff piece of underwear worn by some women, especially in the past. It fits tightly around their hips and waist and makes them thinner around the waist when they wear it …
30corset n — Can a piece of antique clothing be uncomfortable? Of corset can …
