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sɪt 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, especially 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; Middle English < Anglo-French, Old French, equivalent to cors bodice, body + -et -et
1225–75; Middle English < Anglo-French, Old French, equivalent to cors bodice, body + -et -et
Related forms
cor·set·less, adjective
un·cor·set·ed, adjective
well-cor·set·ed, adjective
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corset (ˈkɔːsɪt) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —n | |
| 1. | a. a stiffened, elasticated, or laced foundation garment, worn esp by women, that usually extends from below the chest to the hips, providing support for the spine and stomach and shaping the figure |
| b. a similar garment worn because of injury, weakness, etc, by either sex | |
| 2. | informal a restriction or limitation, esp government control of bank lending |
| 3. | a stiffened outer bodice worn by either sex, esp in the 16th century |
| —vb | |
| 4. | (tr) to dress or enclose in, or as in, a corset |
| [C14: from Old French, literally: a little bodice; see | |
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