Synonyms for corset

Grammar : Noun

Spell : kawr-sit

Phonetic Transcription : ˈkɔr sɪt

Définition of corset

Origin : c.1300, "kind of laced bodice," from Old French corset (13c.) "bodice, tunic," diminutive of cors "body" (see corps). Meaning "stiff supporting and constricting undergarment" is from 1795.

noun girdle

Example sentences :

Not a food, corset, or collar which has not its artist working for it!
Extract from : « Another Sheaf » by John Galsworthy

So Lydia sank upon the zone left by the corset and stockings.
Extract from : « The Prisoner » by Alice Brown

The waist belt enforces the evils which the corset and skirts inaugurate.
Extract from : « The Arena » by Various

To this corset may be fixed two or three bands of silver coins.
Extract from : « Children of Borneo » by Edwin Herbert Gomes

This is often caused by the pressure of corset and skirts upon the waist.
Extract from : « Papers on Health » by John Kirk

It is usually made in night dresses, drawers, corset covers, etc.
Extract from : « Textiles and Clothing » by Kate Heintz Watson

Unfasten every article of clothing; dress, corset, skirt-bands, everything.
Extract from : « What a Young Woman Ought to Know » by Mary Wood-Allen

Says Corder, struggling with his pack, “Bann, will you help me into my corset.”
Extract from : « At Plattsburg » by Allen French

The main and most useful portion of the corset was a zone, or loin band.
Extract from : « The Heritage of Dress » by Wilfred Mark Webb

In the other her sister performed the office of mantua and corset maker.
Extract from : « Manners, Vol 1 of 3 » by Frances Brooke

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