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Corset

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noun. A close-fitting undergarment, often reinforced by stays, worn to support and shape the waistline, hips, and breasts.

noun. A medieval outer garment, especially a laced jacket or bodice.

transitive verb. To enclose in or as if in a corset.

The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia

To inclose in a corset.

noun. In the middle ages, a close-fitting body-garment.

noun. A similar garment stuffed and quilted to form a garment of fence; a piece of armor, similar to the gambeson, worn by crossbowmen and foot-soldiers about 1475.

noun. A shaped, close-fitting body or waist, usually made of quilted satin jean, stiffened by strips of steel or whalebone, and so designed as to admit of tightening by lacing, worn chiefly by women to give shape and support to the figure; stays. Often in plural, corsets.

the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English

transitive verb. To inclose in corsets.

noun. In the Middle Ages, a gown or basque of which the body was close fitting, worn by both men and women.

noun. An article of dress inclosing the chest and waist worn (chiefly by women) to support the body or to modify its shape; stays.

Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License

noun. A woman's foundation garment, reinforced with stays, that supports the waistline, hips and bust.

verb. To enclose in a corset; to wear a corset.

verb. To restrict or confine.

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noun. a woman's close-fitting foundation garment

verb. dress with a corset

Form

corseted corseting corsetry

Hypernym

Words that are more generic or abstract

apparel clothe dress enclothe fit out

Same Context

Words that are found in similar contexts

bodice bra chemise corslet doublet

Synonym

Words with the same meaning

advocate alpenstock arm athletic supporter back

verb-form

corseted corseting corsets