corset
English
/ˈkɔː(ɹ).sɪt/
noun
Definitions
- A woman's foundation garment, reinforced with stays, that supports the waistline, hips and bust.
- (historical) A tight-fitting gown or basque worn by both men and women during the Middle Ages.
- (UK) A regulation that limited the growth of British banks' interest-bearing deposits.
Etymology
Borrowed from Old French corset.
Origin
Old French
corset
Gloss
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Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- anticorset English
- corsetless English
- corsetlessness English
- corsetlike English
- corsetmaker English
- corsetmaking English
- corsetry English
- maker English
- making English
- コルセット Japanese
- corset Old French
- corset Norman