corset

C1 Topic:Clothing & Appearance

US /ˈkɔrsɪt/ UK /ˈkɔːsɪt/ See IPA manual

Freq #22229

Meanings

1

noun
a close-fitting, often stiffened undergarment worn to support or shape the torso and waist

The costume included a linen corset reinforced with flexible stays.
2

noun
a rigid or close-fitting medical support worn around part of the body

The surgeon prescribed a spinal corset to support her back during recovery.
3

verb
to fit, enclose, or restrict tightly as if with a corset

The designer corseted the actor before adjusting the outer gown.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

1 noun · a close-fitting, often... stays girdlefoundation garment

2 noun · a rigid or close-fitting... brace support

3 verb · to fit, enclose, or... girdle bind constrain

Opposites

loosen release

Word family

Forms corsets

Derived forms corsetedcorsetingcorsetrycorsetmaker

Related forms bodice stays waist busk

Etymology

From Middle English corset, through Old French corset, a diminutive of cors ('body'), ultimately from Latin corpus. It first denoted a body-fitting garment; later forms developed into the stiffened foundation garment associated especially with European dress from the sixteenth to early twentieth centuries.

Topics

Clothing & Appearance

External links

# corset

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C1
**Part of speech:** noun, verb
**IPA (US):** /ˈkɔrsɪt/
**IPA (UK):** /ˈkɔːsɪt/
**Frequency rank:** 22229

## Meanings
1. a close-fitting, often stiffened undergarment worn to support or shape the torso and waist
2. a rigid or close-fitting medical support worn around part of the body
3. to fit, enclose, or restrict tightly as if with a corset

## Examples
- The costume included a linen corset reinforced with flexible stays.
- The surgeon prescribed a spinal corset to support her back during recovery.
- The designer corseted the actor before adjusting the outer gown.

## Synonyms
- stays
- girdle
- foundation garment
- brace
- bind
- constrain

## Antonyms
- loosen
- release

## Derived Forms
- corseted
- corseting
- corsetry
- corsetmaker

## Related Forms
- bodice
- stays
- waist
- busk

## Etymology
From Middle English corset, through Old French corset, a diminutive of cors ('body'), ultimately from Latin corpus. It first denoted a body-fitting garment; later forms developed into the stiffened foundation garment associated especially with European dress from the sixteenth to early twentieth centuries.

## Topics
- Clothing & Appearance

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