A corset is a stiff piece of underwear worn by some women, especially in the past. It fits tightly around the hips and waist and makes the person wearing it look thinner.
Synonyms: girdle, bodice, foundation garment, panty girdle More Synonyms of corset
corset in British English
(ˈkɔːsɪt)
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
Word origin
C14: from Old French, literally: a little bodice; see corselet
corset in American English
(ˈkɔrsɪt)
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
Word origin
OFr, dim. of cors: see corps
Word lists with
corset
underwear
(noun)
Definition
a close-fitting undergarment worn by women to shape the torso