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 Definitions of corset  [ˈkɔr sɪt]  

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Definition of 'corset' Random House Webster's College Dictionary 

1. (n.) corset
Sometimes, corsets. a close-fitting undergarment stiffened with whalebone or the like and often adjustable by lacing, worn esp. by women to shape and support the torso; stays.

2. (v.t.) corset
to dress with or as if with a corset.

3.  corset
to regulate strictly; constrict.

Etymology:  (1225–75; ME < AF, OF, =cors bodice, body +-et -et)

Definition of 'corset' Princeton's WordNet 

1. (verb) corset, girdle, stays
a woman's close-fitting foundation garment

2. (verb) corset
dress with a corset


Definition of 'corset' Webster Dictionary 

1. (noun) corset
in the Middle Ages, a gown or basque of which the body was close fitting, worn by both men and women

2. (noun) corset
an article of dress inclosing the chest and waist worn (chiefly by women) to support the body or to modify its shape; stays

3. (verb) corset
to inclose in corsets


Translation of 'corset' Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary 

Sense: a close-fitting stiff undergarment to support the body.

Afrikaans flag Afrikaans: korset Arabic flag Arabic: مِشَدُّ للخَصِـر Bulgarian flag Bulgarian: корсет
Brazilian flag Brazilian: corpete Czech flag Czech: korzet German flag German: das Korsett
Danish flag Danish: korset Greek flag Greek: κορσές Spanish flag Spanish: corsé, faja
Estonian flag Estonian: korsett Farsi flag Farsi: گن؛ کرست Finnish flag Finnish: korsetti
French flag French: corset Hebrew flag Hebrew: מָחוֹך Hindi flag Hindi: अन्दर पहनने का वस्त्र
Croatian flag Croatian: steznik, korzet Hungarian flag Hungarian: (gyógy)fűző Indonesian flag Indonesian: korset
Icelandic flag Icelandic: lífstykki Italian flag Italian: corsetto Japanese flag Japanese: コルセット
Korean flag Korean: (여성의 속옷) 코르셋 Lithuanian flag Lithuanian: korsetas Latvian flag Latvian: korsete
Malay flag Malay: koset Dutch flag Dutch: korset Norwegian flag Norwegian: korsett, snøreliv
Polish flag Polish: gorset Persian flag Persian: گن؛ کرست Pashto flag Pashto: دښځو يو ډول زير جامه چه ب
Portuguese flag Portuguese: corpete Romanian flag Romanian: corset Russian flag Russian: корсет
Slovak flag Slovak: korzet Slovenian flag Slovenian: steznik Serbian flag Serbian: korset
Swedish flag Swedish: korsett, snörliv Thai flag Thai: ชุดชั้นในผู้หญิงที่สวมเพื Turkish flag Turkish: korse
Taiwanese flag Taiwanese: 馬甲,束衣 Ukrainian flag Ukrainian: корсет Urdu flag Urdu: انگیا، زنان‍ہ زير جام‍ہ
Vietnamese flag Vietnamese: cooc-xê Chinese flag Chinese: 束腹,妇女紧身胸衣

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