corselet
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corselet
- /ˈkɔːslət/ UK
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From French corselet, from cors, an archaic spelling of corps (“body”).
noun corselets · corcelet · corselette · corslet
- Armor for the body, for example a breastplate and backpiece taken together.
- An entire suit of armor, made up chiefly of the breastplate and backpiece worn with a headpiece and with a gorget, pauldrons, vambraces, gauntlets, and tassets attached. Strictly speaking, the word corcelet meant only that part which covered the body, but was generally used to express the whole suit, under the terms of a corselet furnished, or complete.
- A tight-fitting item of clothing which covers the body and not the limbs.
- A type of women's underwear, combining a bra and a girdle in one garment; a corselette.
- The thorax of an insect. With the added suggestion of her goggles it reminded her pupil of the polished shell or corslet of a horrid beetle.
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Talk about this word "corselet." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/corselet. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. corselet. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/corselet "corselet." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/corselet.Cite this
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title = {corselet},
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year = {2026},
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