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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
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