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CORSET
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Dictionary entry overview: What does corset mean?
• CORSET (noun)
The noun CORSET has 1 sense:
1. a woman's close-fitting foundation garment
Familiarity information: CORSET used as a noun is very rare.
• CORSET (verb)
The verb CORSET has 1 sense:
Familiarity information: CORSET used as a verb is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A woman's close-fitting foundation garment
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Synonyms:
Hypernyms ("corset" is a kind of...):
foundation; foundation garment (a woman's undergarment worn to give shape to the contours of the body)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "corset"):
panty girdle (a woman's undergarment that combines a girdle and panties)
Derivation:
corset (dress with a corset)
Conjugation: |
Past simple: corseted
Past participle: corseted
-ing form: corseting
Sense 1
Meaning:
Dress with a corset
Classified under:
Verbs of grooming, dressing and bodily care
Hypernyms (to "corset" is one way to...):
apparel; clothe; dress; enclothe; fit out; garb; garment; habilitate; raiment; tog (provide with clothes or put clothes on)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s somebody
Derivation:
corset (a woman's close-fitting foundation garment)
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