corset

cor·set  (kôrst)

n.

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

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

tr.v. cor·set·ed, cor·set·ing, cor·sets

To enclose in or as if in a corset.

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[Middle English, bodice, from Old French, diminutive of cors, body, from Latin corpus; see k^wrep- in Indo-European roots.]

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corset [ˈkɔːsɪt]

n

1. (Clothing & Fashion)

a.  a stiffened, elasticated, or laced foundation garment, worn esp by women, that usually extends from below the chest to the hips, providing support for the spine and stomach and shaping the figure

b.  a similar garment worn because of injury, weakness, etc., by either sex

2. Informal a restriction or limitation, esp government control of bank lending

3. (Clothing & Fashion) a stiffened outer bodice worn by either sex, esp in the 16th century

vb

(tr) to dress or enclose in, or as in, a corset

[from Old French, literally: a little bodice; see corselet]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	corset - a woman's close-fitting foundation garment stays, girdle foundation garment, foundation - a woman's undergarment worn to give shape to the contours of the body panty girdle - a woman's undergarment that combines a girdle and panties
Verb	1.	corset - dress with a corset apparel, clothe, enclothe, garb, garment, raiment, tog, habilitate, fit out, dress - provide with clothes or put clothes on; "Parents must feed and dress their child"

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corset

noun girdle, bodice, foundation garment, panty girdle, stays (rare) a cocktail dress with in-built corset

Translations

corset [ˈkɔːsɪt] N → faja f; (old style) → corsé m

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corset [ˈkɔː^rsɪt] n (= garment) → corset m

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corset

n, corsets pl → Korsett nt; (to give wasp waist) → Schnürmieder nt

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corset [ˈkɔːsɪt] n (undergarment) → corsetto, busto (Med) → busto (ortopedico)

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corset [ˈkɔːsɪt] n (undergarment) → corsetto, busto (Med) → busto (ortopedico)

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corset

n corset [ˈkoːsit]

a close-fitting stiff undergarment to support the body. korset مِشَدُّ للخَصِـر корсет korzet korset das Korsett κορσές corsé, faja korsett گن؛ کرست korsetti corset מָחוֹך अन्दर पहनने का वस्त्र steznik, korzet (gyógy)fűző korset lífstykki corsetto コルセット (여성의 속옷) 코르셋 korsetas korsete koset korset korsett, snøreliv gorset corpete corset корсет korzet steznik korset korsett, snörliv ชุดชั้นในผู้หญิงที่สวมเพื่อให้สะโพกและหน้าอกเข้ารูปทรง korse 馬甲，束衣 корсет انگیا، زنان‍ہ زير جام‍ہ cooc-xê 束腹, 妇女紧身胸衣