corset en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- (UK) audio
- /ˈkɔː(ɹ).sɪt/
- /kɔː(ɹ)ˈsɛt/
Etymology
From Middle English corset, from Old French corset. Equivalent to corse + -et.
Meanings
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A woman's foundation garment, reinforced with stays, that supports the waistline, hips and bust.
Today was Sunday, and Aunt Alexandra was positively irritable on the Lord’s Day. I guess it was her Sunday corset.
1960 July 11, Harper Lee, To Kill a Mockingbird, Philadelphia, Pa.; New York, N.Y.: J[oshua] B[allinger] Lippincott Company, →OCLC:
- (historical) A tight-fitting gown or basque worn by both men and women during the Middle Ages.
- (UK, historical) A regulation that limited the growth of British banks' interest-bearing deposits.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| corsets | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Deriveds
diaper corset · corsetwear · corsetmaking · neck corset · corsetmaker · hourglass corset · anticorset · corsetless · corsetery · corsetry · corset effect · corsetlike · corseted
Synonyms
stays · bodice and underbodice
Translations (50)
nb korsett (woman's garment) · ko 코르셋 (woman's garment) · cs korzet (woman's garment) · de Schnürleib (woman's garment) · ro corset (woman's garment) · nn korsett (woman's garment) · sh steznik (woman's garment) · cy staes (woman's garment) · eo korseto (woman's garment) · fa کرست (woman's garment) · da korset (woman's garment) · sh стезник (woman's garment) · da snørliv (woman's garment) · kw korset (woman's garment) · el κορσές (woman's garment) · sk korzet (woman's garment) · fr corset (woman's garment) · nl keurs (woman's garment) · acw كورساج (woman's garment) · io korseto (woman's garment) · vi coóc-xê (woman's garment) · sh корзет (woman's garment) · sh korzet (woman's garment) · ru гра́ция (woman's garment) · es corsé (woman's garment) · bg корсе́т (woman's garment) · cy corsed (woman's garment) · tr korse (woman's garment) · hy սեղմիրան (woman's garment) · he מחוך (woman's garment) · cmn 緊身褡 /紧身褡 (woman's garment) · tl kurse (woman's garment) · acw مَشَد (woman's garment) · fi korsetti (woman's garment) · ar كورسيه (woman's garment) · is lífstykki (woman's garment) · it corsetto (woman's garment) · ja コルセット (woman's garment) · fa شکمبند (woman's garment) · pt espartilho (woman's garment) · ca cotilla (woman's garment) · es corset (woman's garment) · ru корсе́т (woman's garment) · mrw korsit (woman's garment) · pt corset (woman's garment) · hu fűző (woman's garment) · nl korset (woman's garment) · sv korsett (woman's garment) · pl gorset (woman's garment) · de Korsett (woman's garment)