英语词汇“corsetry”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

单词

corsetry

释义

corset /körˈsit/

noun

A close-fitting stiff inner bodice
Stays
A stiff belt coming down over the hips
The controls imposed by the Bank of England to restrict banks' capacity to lend money, eg by limiting the amount of new interest-bearing deposits a bank can accept (informal)

transitive verb

To supply with a corset

ORIGIN: Dimin of OFr cors, from L corpus the body

corsetier /kor-sə-tyā, also -tērˈ/ or (fem) corsetière /kor-sə-tyer, also -tērˈ/ noun

A maker or seller of corsets

corˈsetry noun

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