corset

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Pronunciation 1.3 Noun 1.3.1 Translations 1.4 Verb 1.5 Derived terms 1.6 Anagrams 2 French 2.1 Etymology 2.2 Noun

[edit] English

[edit] Etymology

From Old French corset.

[edit] Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -ɔː(r)sɪt

[edit] Noun

corset (plural corsets)

1. A woman's foundation garment, reinforced with stays, that supports the waistline, hips and bust.

[edit] Translations

[edit] Verb

to corset (third-person singular simple present corsets, present participle corseting, simple past and past participle corseted)

1. (transitive) To enclose in a corset; to wear a corset.

   Mabel dreaded the upcoming ball and the preliminary corseting it would entail.

2. (figuratively) To restrict or confine.

   "I will not remain corseted by your notions of what is and is not proper!" she exclaimed.

[edit] Derived terms

• corsetry

[edit] Anagrams

• Alphagram: ceorst
• coster
• escort
• rectos
• scoter
• scrote
• sector
• Tresco

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[edit] French

[edit] Etymology

Old French cors +‎ -et

[edit] Noun

corset m. (plural corsets)

1. corset