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Noun: corset  kor-sit
  1. A woman's close-fitting foundation garment
    "She laced up her corset tightly before putting on her dress";
    - girdle
Verb: corset  kor-sit
  1. Dress with a corset
    "Women in the Victorian era often corseted themselves tightly"

Derived forms: corsets, corseting, corseted

Type of: apparel [archaic], clothe, dress, enclothe [rare], fit out, foundation, foundation garment, garb, garment, habilitate [archaic], raiment [archaic], shapewear, tog [informal]

Encyclopedia: Corset