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corset definition

cor·set (kôr′sit)

noun

  1. a closefitting undergarment, often tightened with laces and reinforced with stays, worn, chiefly by women, to give support or a desired figure to the body from the hips to or including the breast
    1. a medieval, closefitting outer jacket; jerkin
    2. Archaic bodice (sense )

Etymology: OFr, dim. of cors: see corps

transitive verb

to dress in, fit with, or enclose as in a corset

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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