corsage
Americannoun
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corsages
plural
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a small bouquet worn at the waist, on the shoulder, on the wrist, etc., by a woman.
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the body or waist of a dress; bodice.
noun
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a flower or small bunch of flowers worn pinned to the lapel, bosom, etc, or sometimes carried by women
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the bodice of a dress
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Etymology
Origin of corsage
1475–85; < Middle French: bodily shape (later: bust, bodice, corsage), equivalent to cors body (< Latin corpus ) + -age -age
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Explanation
A corsage is a small bouquet of flowers that can be worn on your wrist or pinned to your clothes. It's traditional for your prom date to give you a corsage. When your date to a fancy party or event presents you with a little bundle of flowers, you can call it a corsage. While corsages can be carried, they usually come with a pin or an elastic wrist band, so they can be worn. Sometimes bridesmaids or the mothers of the bride and groom wear corsages at a wedding. The French word means "bodice," the part of a dress to which a corsage is typically pinned.
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The morning suit was replaced with an electric-blue shiny suit featuring wide-leg trousers, complete with leopard-print shirt and corsage.
From BBC ● May 11, 2025
A Queens high school student nicknamed Zlatko shared his budget for a new three-piece suit, shoes, ticket and corsage for his prom.
From Salon ● Feb. 19, 2023
Kamlager-Dove’s mother bought her a silk corsage to wear for the oath of office on her first day of Congress.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 6, 2023
Biden, wearing a flower corsage on her wrist — a Mother’s Day gift from President Joe Biden — also dropped in at a Slovakian public school that has taken in displaced students.
From Seattle Times ● May 8, 2022
Tía made the corsage herself from flowers in our garden, and we took pictures of the whole thing in the yard.
From "Merci Suárez Changes Gears" by Meg Medina
Solheim said she will happily provide bouquets and corsages for all celebrations.
From Seattle Times ● Jun. 23, 2023
On graduation day, teachers pinned corsages on the laughing graduates, usually a job for younger students.
From Reuters ● Mar. 30, 2023
Community members also chipped in for prom essentials, including dresses, tuxedos and corsages.
From Washington Times ● May 28, 2022
The tall, fizzy drinks decorated with sliced fruits, spiralized vegetables and corsages of flowering herbs are new to Chelsea, but they’re all the rage in Tel Aviv, where they’re called gazoz.
From New York Times ● Sep. 21, 2021
The dried corsages were thrown out long ago, the diplomas and class pins and photos must be down in my mother’s cellar, in the steamer trunk along with the tarnishing silver.
From "Cat's Eye" by Margaret Atwood
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