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corsetless

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cor⋅set

  [kawr-sit]
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–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

Related forms:
cor⋅set⋅less, adjective
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Word Origin & History

corset 
1299, from O.Fr., dim. of cors "body" (see corps).
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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