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corset

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cor⋅set

[kawr-sit]
–noun
1. Sometimes, corsets. a close-fitting undergarment, stiffened with whalebone or similar material and often capable of being tightened by lacing, enclosing the trunk: worn, esp. by women, to shape and support the body; stays.
–verb (used with object)
2. to dress or furnish with or as if with a corset.
3. to regulate strictly; constrict.

Origin:
1225–75; ME < AF, OF, equiv. to cors bodice, body + -et -et


cor⋅set⋅less, adjective
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cor·set   (kôr'sĭt)   
n.  
  1. A close-fitting undergarment, often reinforced by stays, worn to support and shape the waistline, hips, and breasts.

  2. A medieval outer garment, especially a laced jacket or bodice.

tr.v.   cor·set·ed, cor·set·ing, cor·sets
To enclose in or as if in a corset.

[Middle English, bodice, from Old French, diminutive of cors, body, from Latin corpus; see kwrep- in Indo-European roots.]
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