Hypertext Webster Gateway: "Corset"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Corset \Cor"set\ (k?r"s?t), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Corseted}; p.
pr. & vb. n. {Corseting}.]
To inclose in corsets.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Corset \Cor"set\ (k?r"s?t), n. [F., dim. of OF. cors, F. corps,
body. See {Corse}.]
1. In the Middle Ages, a gown or basque of which the body was
close fitting, worn by both men and women.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
corset
n : a woman's close-fitting foundation garment [syn: {girdle}, {panty
girdle}, {stays}]
v : dress with a corset
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