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Image:Corset Harpers Bezar1893f.gif|thumb|right|An 1893 corset, front and back.
English
Pronunciation
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Noun
en-noun
- A woman's foundation garment, reinforced with stays, that supports the waistline, hips and bust.
Translations
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Croatian: korzet n
Danish: korset n
Esperanto: korseto
Finnish: korsetti
French: corset
German: Korsett n
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Hebrew: ���� (makhokh) m
Italian: corsetto m
Norwegian: korsett m
Russian: г�а�и� (grátsija) f
Swedish: korsett
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Verb
en-verb
- 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.
Derived terms
corsetry
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