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Corset

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Noun

1. corset, girdle, stays

a woman's close-fitting foundation garment

Verb

2. corset

dress with a corset

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Corset

see synonyms of corset
noun
1. 
a. 
a stiffened, elasticated, or laced foundation garment, worn esp by women, that usually extends from below the chest to the hips, providing support for the spine and stomach and shaping the figure
b. 
a similar garment worn because of injury, weakness, etc, by either sex
2. informal
a restriction or limitation, esp government control of bank lending
3. 
a stiffened outer bodice worn by either sex, esp in the 16th century
verb
4. (transitive)
to dress or enclose in, or as in, a corset

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Corset

see synonyms of corset
noun
1. 
a closefitting undergarment, often tightened with laces and reinforced with stays, worn, chiefly by women, to give support or a desired figure to the body from the hips to or including the breast
2. 
a. 
a medieval, closefitting outer jacket; jerkin
b.  Archaic
bodice (sense 2)
verb transitive
3. 
to dress in, fit with, or enclose as in a corset

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Corset

see synonyms of corset
n.
1. A close-fitting undergarment, often reinforced by stays, worn to support and shape the waistline, hips, and breasts.
2. A medieval outer garment, especially a laced jacket or bodice.
tr.v. cor·set·ed, cor·set·ing, cor·sets
To enclose in or as if in a corset.

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