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corset
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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.

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

corset
Noun
1. a close-fitting undergarment worn by women to shape the torso
2. a similar garment worn by either sex to support and protect the back [Old French: a little bodice]
corsetry n
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.corsetcorset - a woman's close-fitting foundation garment
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
Verb1.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"

corset
noun girdle, bodice, foundation garment, panty girdle, stays (rare)
Translations
corset [ˈkɔːsɪt] nfaja;
(old-style) → corsé m

corset [ˈkɔːsɪt] ncorset m

corset [ˈkɔːsɪt] nKorsett nt;
(Med) → Stützkorsett nt

corset [ˈkɔːsɪt] nbusto

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 코르셋 korsetas korsete koset korset korsett, snøreliv gorset corpete corset корсет korzet steznik korset korsett, snörliv ชุดชั้นในผู้หญิงที่สวมเพื่อให้สะโพกและหน้าอกเข้ารูปทรง korse 婦女緊身胸衣 корсет انگیا، زنان‍ہ زير جام‍ہ cooc-xê ,


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Havelock Ellis was among the experts cited in the popular press who claimed that female humans required corseting because the evolution from "horizontality to verticality" was more difficult for females than for males.
 
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