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Webster's Dictionary (1865)

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Corset

Côr'set, n.

noun

n. [Fr., diminutive of O. Fr. cors, N. Fr. corps, Lat. corpus, body; It. corsetto, L. Lat. corsetus.] An article of dress inclosing the chest and waist, worn — chiefly by women — to support or correct the figure; stays.

Côr'set, v. t.

verbtransitive

[imp. & p. p. CORSETED; p. pr. & vb. n. CORSETING.] To inclose in corsets.