corsage

  • 21Corsage (bodice) — Corsage refers to the bodice of a dress. In the 19th century, corsage was a common term for a woman s bodice or jacket. In modern usage, corsage is often confused with a corset, but a corset is tighter. A bridal corset is often a corsage.… …

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  • 22corsage — noun Etymology: French, bust, bodice, from Old French, bust, from cors body, from Latin corpus Date: 1830 1. the waist or bodice of a dress 2. an arrangement of flowers worn as a fashion accessory …

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  • 23corsage — noun /kɔːˈsɑːʒ/ A small bouquet of flowers, originally worn attached to the bodice of a womans dress …

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  • 24corsage — fr. Parte superior de un vestido femenino …

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  • 25corsage — Synonyms and related words: blouse, bodice, boughpot, bouquet, boutonniere, buttonhole, chaplet, dickey, festoon, flower arrangement, garland, lei, linen, nosegay, posy, shift, shirt, spray, waist, wreath …

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  • 26corsage — (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. bouquet, boutonniere. See ornament …

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  • 27Corsage — Cor|sa|ge 〈[ ʒə] f.; Gen.: , Pl.: n〉 = Korsage …

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  • 28corsage — cor|sage [ko:ˈsa:ʒ US ko:r ] n [Date: 1800 1900; : French; Origin: (part of a piece of clothing covering) the top part of the body , from Old French cors; CORSE] a group of small flowers that a woman fastens to her clothes on a special occasion… …

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  • 29Corsage — Cor|sa|ge [kɔr za:ʒə] vgl. ↑Korsage …

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  • 30corsage — cor|sage [ kɔr saʒ ] noun count a decoration made of flowers that a woman wears on a dress or suit …

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