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corsage

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cor·sage  (kôr-säzh, -säj)
n.
1. A small bouquet of flowers worn at the shoulder or waist or on the wrist.
2. The bodice or waist of a dress.

[Middle English, torso, from Old French, from cors, body, from Latin corpus; see kwrep- in Indo-European roots.]

corsage [kɔːˈsɑːʒ]
n
1. (Clothing & Fashion) a flower or small bunch of flowers worn pinned to the lapel, bosom, etc., or sometimes carried by women
2. (Clothing & Fashion) the bodice of a dress
[from Old French, from cors body, from Latin corpus]
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.corsagecorsage - an arrangement of flowers that is usually given as a present
floral arrangement, flower arrangement - a decorative arrangement of flowers
Translations
corsage [kɔːˈsɑːʒ] N (= flowers) → ramillete m; (= bodice) → cuerpo m
corsage
n
(= bodice)Mieder nt
(= flowers)Ansteckblume f


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ventured to take billets from the corsage of Mademoiselle de Hautefort.
Perhaps Penelope, who came down in a wonderful black velveteen gown, with a bunch of scarlet roses in her corsage, was the only one who seemed successfully to ignore the passage of arms which had taken place so short a while ago.
All around her, all glances were riveted, all mouths open; and, in fact, when she danced thus, to the humming of the Basque tambourine, which her two pure, rounded arms raised above her head, slender, frail and vivacious as a wasp, with her corsage of gold without a fold, her variegated gown puffing out, her bare shoulders, her delicate limbs, which her petticoat revealed at times, her black hair, her eyes of flame, she was a supernatural creature.
 
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