English
Etymology
From Middle English corset, from Old French corset. Equivalent to corse + -et.
Pronunciation
Noun
corset (plural corsets)
- A woman's foundation garment, reinforced with stays, that supports the waistline, hips and bust.
- (historical) A tight-fitting gown or basque worn by both men and women during the Middle Ages.
- (UK, finance, historical) A regulation that limited the growth of British banks' interest-bearing deposits.
Synonyms
- stays, see also bodice and underbodice
Derived terms
Derived terms
Translations
woman's garment
Verb
corset (third-person singular simple present corsets, present participle corseting or corsetting, simple past and past participle corseted or corsetted)
- (transitive) To enclose in a corset; to wear a corset.
- Mabel dreaded the upcoming ball and the preliminary corseting it would entail.
- (figurative) To restrict or confine.
- "I will not remain corseted by your notions of what is and is not proper!" she exclaimed.
Anagrams
French
Etymology
From Old French cors (“body”) + -et.
Pronunciation
Noun
corset m (plural corsets)
Descendants
descendants
Further reading
- “corset”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Norman
Etymology
From Old French corset, from cors (“body”) + -et.
Noun
corset m (plural corsets)
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Derived terms
- corset d'oeuvre (“jersey”)
- t-corset (“t-shirt”)
Romanian
Etymology
Noun
corset n (plural corsete)
Declension
Declension of corset
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