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corsetiere

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cor⋅se⋅tiere

  [kawr-si-teer]
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–noun
a person who specializes in making, fitting, or selling corsets, brassieres, or other foundation garments.
Origin:
1840–50; < F corsetière, fem. of corsetier; see corset, -ier 2
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cor·se·tiere   (kôr'sĭ-tîr')   
n.  One who makes, fits, or sells corsets, brassieres, girdles, and similar undergarments.

[French corsetière, feminine of corsetier, corset-maker, from corset, corset, from Old French; see corset.]
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