Corset

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • n. A close-fitting undergarment, often reinforced by stays, worn to support and shape the waistline, hips, and breasts.
  • n. A medieval outer garment, especially a laced jacket or bodice.
  • v. To enclose in or as if in a corset.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • n. A woman's foundation garment, reinforced with stays, that supports the waistline, hips and bust.
  • v. To enclose in a corset; to wear a corset.
  • v. To restrict or confine.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • n. In the Middle Ages, a gown or basque of which the body was close fitting, worn by both men and women.
  • n. An article of dress inclosing the chest and waist worn (chiefly by women) to support the body or to modify its shape; stays.
  • v. To inclose in corsets.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • n. In the middle ages, a close-fitting body-garment.
  • n. A similar garment stuffed and quilted to form a garment of fence; a piece of armor, similar to the gambeson, worn by crossbowmen and foot-soldiers about 1475.
  • n. A shaped, close-fitting body or waist, usually made of quilted satin jean, stiffened by strips of steel or whalebone, and so designed as to admit of tightening by lacing, worn chiefly by women to give shape and support to the figure; stays. Often in plural, corsets.
  • To inclose in a corset.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • n. a woman's close-fitting foundation garment
  • v. dress with a corset
  • Verb Form
    corseted    corseting    corsets   
    Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    dress    raiment    garment    tog    enclothe    clothe    garb    habilitate    fit out    apparel   
    Form
    corseted    corseting    corsetry   
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    stays    bodice   
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    petticoat    bodice    chemise    bra    miniskirt    stocking    leggings    panties    corslet    necktie