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corsage

  • /kɔːˈsɑːʒ/ UK
  • /kɔɹˈsɑʒ/ US

noun corsages

  1. A small bouquet of flowers, originally worn attached to the bodice of a woman's dress. Brody (Damian Lewis): Will you go to the prom with me? / Carrie: Do I get a corsage?
  2. historical The waist or bodice of a woman's dress. She now selected a slinky garment, composed of what male writers call “some soft, clinging material,” with a corsage which outlined her figure and a skirt which waved tempestuously around her ankles.
  3. obsolete The size or shape of a person's body.

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noun small bouquet of flowers

日本語コサージュ kosāju, コルサージュ korusāju
Françaispetit bouquet

noun bodice of a woman's dress

Españolcorpiño
日本語コサージュ kosāju, コルサージュ korusāju
Portuguêscorpete
Françaiscorsage

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"corsage." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/corsage. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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corsage. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/corsage

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"corsage." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/corsage.

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@misc{corsage_2026,
  title = {corsage},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/corsage},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}