corsetiere
noun
a person who specializes in making, fitting, or selling corsets, brassieres, or other foundation garments.
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corsetièrenouna woman who makes and fits corsets
corsetiere
American
[kawr-si-teer]
/ ˌkɔr sɪˈtɪər /
noun
corsetière
British
/ kɔːˌsɛt-, ˌkɔːsɛtɪˈɛə /
noun
Etymology
Origin of corsetiere
1840–50; < French corsetière, feminine of corsetier; see corset, -ier 2
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I didn’t become a corsetiere, nor did I find myself with budget-busting tastes in expensive lingerie.
From Slate ● Aug. 1, 2018
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From Washington Post ● Aug. 15, 2011
She found fault with her friend's dress, and her hairdresser, and wondered how she could be so chaussee, and vowed that she must send her corsetiere the next morning.
From Vanity Fair by Thackeray, William Makepeace
She found fault with her friend's dress, and her hair-dresser, and wondered how she could be so chaussée, and vowed that she must send her corsetière the next morning.
From The Best of the World's Classics, Restricted to Prose, Vol. VI (of X)—Great Britain and Ireland IV by Halsey, Francis W. (Francis Whiting)
A well-known corsetière has opened a special branch for her male customers alone.
From Over the Fireside with Silent Friends by King, Richard
One saw that her corsetière was an artist, and that everything had cost a great deal of money.
From The Price of Things by Glyn, Elinor
The softly swathed folds of silk suggested neither dressmaker nor corsetière, but a warm, living woman.
From Lady Cassandra by Vaizey, George de Horne, Mrs.
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