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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024cor•set /ˈkɔrsɪt/USA pronunciation n. [countable]- Clothinga close-fitting, stiff undergarment, worn esp. to support the hips and waist.
v. [~ + object] - Clothingto dress with or as if with a corset.
cor•set•less, adj. WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024cor•set (kôr′sit),USA pronunciation n. - ClothingSometimes, corsets. a close-fitting undergarment, stiffened with whalebone or similar material and often capable of being tightened by lacing, enclosing the trunk: worn, esp. by women, to shape and support the body;
stays.
v.t. - Clothingto dress or furnish with or as if with a corset.
- to regulate strictly;
constrict.
- Anglo-French, Old French, equivalent. to cors bodice, body + -et -et
- Middle English 1225–75
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: corset /ˈkɔːsɪt/ n - 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
- a similar garment worn because of injury, weakness, etc, by either sex
- informal a restriction or limitation, esp government control of bank lending
vb - (transitive) to dress or enclose in, or as in, a corset
Etymology: 14th Century: from Old French, literally: a little bodice; see corselet |