A kind of stays or ‘bodice’.

Padding or quilting to improve the figure. tabbies, padded or quilted stays. Obsolete.

Scottish. A woman's jacket, kirtle, or bodice. Also plural a kind of bodice or stays.

A pad worn round the waist or hips to give shapeliness to a woman's figure; also = bustle, n.2 Also, a kind of corset.

In extended use. A protective corset worn by divers. Now historical and rare.

A type of elasticated corset designed to be stepped into and rolled up on to the body. Frequently in plural.

Originally U.S. Also in form merrywidow. A type of strapless bustier or corset, often with garters attached.

U.S. A woman's foundation garment combining a strapless bra and a corset. Now rare.

A ladies' corset designed to make the waist appear very small; a belt of similar design. Cf. wasp-waist n. at wasp, n.1 compounds 2.

Extending in two directions or dimensions, or having two modes of variation. (In quot. 1894 coinciding with sense A. 1) two-way stretch…

Underwear designed to improve the appearance of the wearer's figure.