corselet
11CORSELET — s. m. Corps de cuirasse léger que portaient les piquiers. CORSELET, en Histoire naturelle, signifie, La partie du corps des insectes qui est située entre la tête et le ventre, et qui supporte toujours la première paire de pattes. Le corselet d un …
12CORSELET — n. m. Cuirasse légère que portaient certaines troupes. En termes d’Histoire naturelle, il désigne la Partie du corps des insectes qui est située entre la tête et le ventre et qui supporte toujours la première paire de pattes. Le corselet d’un… …
13corselet — noun /ˈkɔːslət/ a) Armor for the body, as, the body breastplate and backpiece taken together. Strictly speaking, the word corcelet meant only that part which covered the body, but was generally used to express the whole suit, under the terms of a …
14corselet — var. of CORSLET, CORSELETTE. * * * corselet var. of corslet …
15corselet — noun Date: 1563 1. (or corslet) [Middle French, diminutive of cors body, bodice] a piece of armor covering the trunk 2. (or corselette) [from Corselette, a trademark] an undergarment combining girdle and brassiere …
16corselet — scaly armour or enlarged scales behind the pectoral fin in some Scombridae …
17corselet — see prothorax …
18corselet — /kawr seuh let / for 1; /kawrs lit/ for 2, n. 1. Also, corselette. a woman s lightweight foundation garment combining a brassiere and girdle in one piece. 2. Also, corslet. Armor. a. a suit of light half armor or three quarter armor of the 16th… …
19corselet — corse·let· || kÉ”Ëslɪt n. vest of light armor that covers the chest shoulders and hips; protective leather covering worn on the upper body …
20corselet — noun 1》 kɔ:s(ə)lɪt historical a piece of armour covering the trunk. 2》 variant spelling of corselette. Origin C15: from OFr. corslet, dimin. of cors body …
