单词 | corsage |
释义 | corsagen.ΘΚΠ the world > life > the body > bodily shape or physique > [noun] featurec1325 making1340 staturec1380 statea1387 bonea1400 figurec1400 makec1425 corpulence1477 corsage1481 makdom1488 mouldc1550 corporature1555 frame1566 dimension1600 limit1608 set1611 timber1612 compact1646 taille1663 fabric1695 moulding1815 physique1826 tournure1827 build1832 form1849 body type1866 body build1907 somatotype1940 size1985 1481 W. Caxton tr. Myrrour of Worlde ii. vi. 72 Another beste of moche fayr corsage or shappe of body. 1658 tr. J. Ussher Ann. World 387 He thought the greatness of their stature and corsage would be a terrour to the Romans. a. The body as distinct from the limbs; the bust. Obsolete. ΘΚΠ the world > life > the body > external parts of body > trunk > [noun] bodyeOE lichOE bouka1225 stocka1387 trunka1513 corsage?1518 torso1864 core1972 ?1518 R. Copland tr. P. Gringore Complaynte them that ben to late Maryed (new ed.) sig. A.iv Gorgyously shewynge her fayre corsage. 1600 Puttenham in J. Nichols Progresses Queen Elizabeth III. 476 What ells dame nature coolde devise To frame a face, and corsage paragon. b. Of a bird. [A Gallicism.] ΚΠ 1869 tr. F. A. Pouchet Universe (1871) 65 The sapphire and the emerald gleam on their wings and corsages. 3. a. The ‘body’ of a woman's dress; a bodice (commonly pronounced as French). ΘΚΠ the world > textiles and clothing > clothing > types or styles of clothing > clothing for body or trunk (and limbs) > [noun] > dress, robe, or gown > parts of > bodice bodice1566 corsage1843 1843 Godey's Lady's Bk. Aug. 96 The corsage is tight to the figure, very long in the waist, and trimmed down the centre to match the skirt. 1846 Lady Montefiore Jewish Man. Toilette v. 215 The close-fitting corsage and tight sleeve. 1856 Mrs. Hawthorne in J. Hawthorne Nathaniel Hawthorne & his Wife (1885) II. 88 I wore that violet brocade..with a corsage of low neck and short sleeves. 1857 A. Harris & E. Falconer Rose of Castile, Muleteer's Song Many a loving heart when near Doth trembling 'neath its corsage bound. 1867 Nation 3 Jan. 14/1 The same trimming was continued on the corsage and in the head-dress. 1883 Truth 31 May 769/2 The ball dress has a train and corsage of turquoise blue satin. b. A bouquet worn on the bodice. U.S. ΘΚΠ the world > textiles and clothing > clothing > types or styles of clothing > clothing for body or trunk (and limbs) > [noun] > bodice > parts of waistcoat1711 stay-hook1743 mantilla1835 plastron1857 Basque1860 jabot1881 Amadis1898 corsage1911 halter1935 1886 Amer. Garden Jan. 8/3 An enterprising florist who has imported Water-Lilies from Florida for a week past, selects twenty expanded ones for a bouquet de corsage.] 1911 H. S. Harrison Queed ix. 105 On her rounded breast..a splendid corsage of orchid and lily-of-the-valley. 1955 T. Sterling Evil of Day viii. 95 The forget-me-not corsage..she had bought for herself, explaining to her escort that gardenias gave her a headache. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1893; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1481 |
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