corselet
Also cor·se·lette . a woman's lightweight foundation garment combining a brassiere and girdle in one piece.
Also cors·let .Armor.
a suit of light half armor or three-quarter armor of the 16th century or later.
Origin of corselet
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How to use corselet in a sentence
As regards armour, controversy is waged over the shield, corslet, and bronze greaves.
Homer and His Age | Andrew LangThe bronze corslet, he says, would not be "many glittering," but would reflect "a single star of light."
Homer and His Age | Andrew LangThe use of the aspis in Homer, therefore, throws no suspicion on the concomitant use of the corslet.
Homer and His Age | Andrew LangEven if the Mycenaeans did not evolve the corslet, there is no reason why, in the Homeric times, it should not have been evolved.
Homer and His Age | Andrew LangMr. Leaf suggests that the white colour represents "a corslet not of metal but of linen," and cites Iliad, II.
Homer and His Age | Andrew Lang
British Dictionary definitions for corselet
/ (ˈkɔːslɪt) /
a piece of armour for the top part of the body: Also spelt: corslet
a one-piece foundation garment, usually combining a brassiere and a corset
Origin of corselet
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