corselet
Americannoun
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Also corselette a woman's lightweight foundation garment combining a brassiere and girdle in one piece.
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Armor. Also corslet
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a suit of light half armor or three-quarter armor of the 16th century or later.
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noun
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Also spelt: corslet. a piece of armour for the top part of the body
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a one-piece foundation garment, usually combining a brassiere and a corset
Etymology
Origin of corselet
1490–1500; < Middle French, equivalent to cors “bodice, body” + -elet -let
Example Sentences
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Famed Choreographer Agnes de Mille, who danced the part first in 1938, turned up as Venus in droopy net stockings, ruffled corselet and a blonde wig suggesting Gorgeous George playing Lady Godiva.
From Time Magazine Archive
The women wear a white chemise; over that a very small corselet, and over that a red jacket with blue and black velvet facings.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 10, Slice 5 "Fleury, Claude" to "Foraker" by Various
Her whole mind was in a turmoil of thought, and every time the infamous letter crackled beneath her corselet, she shuddered as with fear.
From Petticoat Rule by Orczy, Emmuska Orczy, Baroness
The armor was correct from helm to sollerets, with hauberk and corselet, greaves and jambards, while the gauntleted hands were crossed, in true warrior fashion, on the hilt of a long, straight sword.
From The House 'Round the Corner by Tracy, Louis
His ample chest was covered with a corselet of light scale-armour, which yielded to every motion of his frame, and was partially concealed by a broad sash, and a capacious velvet mantle.
From Tales from Blackwood, Volume 1 by Various
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