Hypertext Webster Gateway: "Corselet"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Corselet \Corse"let\ (k?rs"l?t), n. [F., dim. of OF. cors. F.
corps, body. See {Corse}.]
1. 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. (Zo["o]l.) The thorax of an insect.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
corselet
n : a piece of body armor for the trunk; usually consists of a
breastplate and back piece [syn: {corslet}]
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