Corset
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ˈkɔː(ɹ).sɪt/ · Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Corset is a noun meaning A woman's foundation garment, reinforced with stays, that supports the waistline, hips and bust.
Meaning
A woman's foundation garment, reinforced with stays, that supports the waistline, hips and bust.
More Meanings
- (UK, finance, historical) A regulation that limited the growth of British banks' interest-bearing deposits.
- (transitive) To enclose in a corset; to wear a corset.
- (figuratively) To restrict or confine.
- (historical) A tight-fitting gown or basque worn by both men and women during the Middle Ages.
Example Sentences
I will not remain corseted by your notions of what is and is not proper!
Mabel dreaded the upcoming ball and the preliminary corseting it would entail.
Today was Sunday, and Aunt Alexandra was positively irritable on the Lord’s Day. I guess it was her Sunday corset.
They were trying to free the lives of women of all sexualities and genders that were tightly corseted by lack of basic social and economic rights.
Word Forms
- corsets
- corseting
- corsetting
- corseted
- corsetted
Synonyms for corset
Depending on context, synonyms include stays, girdle.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include stays, girdle, garter, brace, straitjacket, yoke.
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