corsets
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Definitions
noun
- A woman's foundation garment, reinforced with stays, that supports the waistline, hips and bust.
- A tight-fitting gown or basque worn by both men and women during the Middle Ages.
- A regulation that limited the growth of British banks' interest-bearing deposits.
verb
- To enclose in a corset; to wear a corset.“Mabel dreaded the upcoming ball and the preliminary corseting it would entail.”
- To restrict or confine.“"I will not remain corseted by your notions of what is and is not proper!" she exclaimed.”
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bodicestaysunderbodicepanty girdlegirdlefastenerslacesshoelacesshoespetticoatscorsetrybodicesfrocksdressesskirtsleggingscrinolinepantaloons