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corsage

[ kawr-sahzh ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

noun

a small bouquet worn at the waist, on the shoulder, on the wrist, etc., by a woman.
the body or waist of a dress; bodice.

corsage

/ kɔːˈsɑːʒ /

a flower or small bunch of flowers worn pinned to the lapel, bosom, etc, or sometimes carried by women
the bodice of a dress

Origin of corsage¹

1475–85; < Middle French: bodily shape (later: bust, bodice, corsage), equivalent to cors body (< Latin corpus ) + -age -age

Origin of corsage¹

C15: from Old French, from cors body, from Latin corpus

How does corsage compare to similar and commonly confused words? Explore the most common comparisons:

Today, corsages are an absolute prerequisite for anyone entering a church in the South.

From Ozy

Instead of a corsage, he brought me a plastic duck he'd stolen from a Chi Chi's restaurant.

She was dressed in a high-necked dress of black lace, and wore in her corsage a large circular ornament of diamonds and emeralds.

As Bristow had done, he touched her wrist, and then slipped his hand beneath her corsage so that it rested above her heart.

She wore a gown of gray gauze with bands of beaded and jeweled fringe at corsage and knees.

On one side a fall of lace extends from the centre of the corsage, and connects with the sleeves.

The cut of her corsage left bare her arms, shoulders and the rise of her breast, which seemed sculptured in the purest marble.

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