corsagen.
/ˈkɔːsɑːʒ/, /kɔːˈsɑːʒ/, U.S. /kɔrˈsɑʒ/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.
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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.]
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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).
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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.
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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.
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