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  • corsetiere
    corsetiere
    noun
    a person who specializes in making, fitting, or selling corsets, brassieres, or other foundation garments.
  • corsetière
    corsetière
    noun
    a woman who makes and fits corsets

corsetiere

American  
[kawr-si-teer] / ˌkɔr sɪˈtɪər /

noun

  1. a person who specializes in making, fitting, or selling corsets, brassieres, or other foundation garments.

corsetière British  
/ kɔːˌsɛt-, ˌkɔːsɛtɪˈɛə /

noun

  1. a woman who makes and fits corsets

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Etymology

Origin of corsetiere

1840–50; < French corsetière, feminine of corsetier; see corset, -ier 2

Example Sentences

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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

Larson resigned herself to making several visits a year from her home in Alexandria to a corsetiere in New Jersey. ???initialComments:true! pubdate:08/15/2011 15:25 EDT! commentPeriod:3! commentEndDate:8/18/11 3:25 EDT! currentDate:8/15/11 5:2 EDT! allowComments:true! displayComments:false!

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

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