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corsetry en · NOUN

Etymology

From corset + -ry.

Meanings

1. (alt-of, alternative, uncountable, usually) Alternative form of corsetery.
   alt of corsetery
   • Women of wealthy mercantile families asserted their status by imitating the styles from royal courts and helped spread the fashion of corsetry throughout cities and towns all across Europe. In subsequent centuries, the corset was modified ... 2007, Daniel Delis Hill, As Seen in Vogue: A Century of American Fashion in Advertising, Texas Tech University Press, page 144
   • The modern bra, as a concept, has its origins in corsetry (so does shapewear, which you'll learn more about in chapter 3). 2018, Cora Harrington, In Intimate Detail: How to Choose, Wear, and Love Lingerie, Ten Speed Press, →ISBN:
   • Dressed to Kill: The Medical Consequences of Corsetry. 2001, Valerie Steele, The Corset: A Cultural History, Yale University Press, page 67
2. (uncountable, usually) The collective noticeable portion of a corset.
   • Henry puts his hands on my waist and expresses surprise at all the boning and corsetry under the silk. 2003, Audrey Niffenegger, The Time Traveler's Wife, →ISBN, page 174:

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