corsage

cor·sage

C0663100 (kôr-säzh′, -säj′)n.1. A small bouquet of flowers worn at the shoulder or waist or on the wrist.2. The bodice or waist of a dress.

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[Middle English, torso, from Old French, from cors, body, from Latin corpus; see k^wrep- in Indo-European roots.]

corsage

(kɔːˈsɑːʒ) n1. (Clothing & Fashion) a flower or small bunch of flowers worn pinned to the lapel, bosom, etc, or sometimes carried by women2. (Clothing & Fashion) the bodice of a dress[C15: from Old French, from cors body, from Latin corpus]

cor•sage

(kɔrˈsɑʒ)

n. a small bouquet worn at the waist, on the shoulder, etc., by a woman. [1475–85; < Middle French: bodily shape (later: bust, bodice, corsage) =cors body (< Latin corpus) + -age -age]

corsage

A small bouquet of flowers worn by a woman at her wrist, shoulder, or breast.

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corsage - an arrangement of flowers that is usually given as a presentbouquet, nosegay, posyfloral arrangement, flower arrangement - a decorative arrangement of flowers

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