corsetry

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English

Etymology

corset +‎ -ry

Noun

corsetry (usually uncountable, plural corsetries)

  1. The collective noticeable portion of a corset.
    • 2003, Audrey Niffenegger, The Time Traveler's Wife, →ISBN, page 174:
      Henry puts his hands on my waist and expresses surprise at all the boning and corsetry under the silk.

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