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What does Corselet mean?

Definitions for Corselet
ˌkɔr səˈlɛt for 1 ; ˈkɔrs lɪt for 2corse·let

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. corselet, corsletnoun

    a piece of body armor for the trunk; usually consists of a breastplate and back piece

Wiktionary

  1. corseletnoun

    Armor for the body, as, the body breastplate and backpiece taken together.

  2. corseletnoun

    Also used for the entire suit of the day, including breastplate and backpiece, tasset and headpiece.

  3. corseletnoun

    A type of women's underwear, combining a bra and a girdle in one garment; a corselette

  4. corseletnoun

    The thorax of an insect.

  5. Etymology: From corselet, from cors, an archaic spelling of corps.

Samuel Johnson's Dictionary

  1. Corseletnoun

    A light armour for the forepart of the body.

    Etymology: corselet, French.

    Some shirts of maile, some coats of plate put on,
    Some don’d a cuirace, some a corslet bright. Edward Fairfax, b. i.

    They lash, they soin, they pass, they strive to bore
    Their corslets, and their thinnest parts explore. John Dryden, Fab.

    But heroes, who o’ercome or die,
    Have their hearts hung extremely high;
    The strings of which, in battle’s heat,
    Against their very cors’lets beat. Matthew Prior.

Wikipedia

  1. Corselet

    In women's clothing, a corselet or corselette is a type of foundation garment, sharing elements of both bras and girdles. It extends from straps over the shoulders down the torso, and stops around the top of the legs. It may incorporate lace in front or in back. As an undergarment, a corselet can be open-style (with suspenders attached) or panty-style. Historically, the term referred to a piece of plate armour covering the torso.

ChatGPT

  1. corselet

    A corselet is a piece of armor that covers the torso; a lightweight version of a cuirass. It could also refer to a tight-fitting undergarment, typically made of elastic, that extends from the chest to the waist, worn to shape and fit the waist or support the bust.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Corseletnoun

    armor for the body, as, the body breastplate and backpiece taken together; -- also, used for the entire suit of the day, including breastplate and backpiece, tasset and headpiece

  2. Corseletnoun

    the thorax of an insect

  3. Etymology: [F., dim. of OF. cors. F. corps, body. See Corse.]

Wikidata

  1. Corselet

    A corselet, or corselette, is a type of foundation garment, sharing elements of both brassieres and girdles. It may incorporate lace in front or in back. The term originated by the addition of the diminutive suffix "-ette" to the word corset.

Dictionary of Nautical Terms

  1. corselet

    The old name for a piece of armour used to cover the body of a fighting-man.

Military Dictionary and Gazetteer

  1. corselet

    A little cuirass, or piece of armor to cover the front of the body, worn formerly by pikemen.

Entomology

  1. Corselet

    the thorax in Coleoptera.

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Anagrams for Corselet »

  1. selector

  2. corelets

  3. electors

  4. Electors

  5. electros

  6. sclerote

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of Corselet in Chaldean Numerology is: 5

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of Corselet in Pythagorean Numerology is: 7

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