1
: the waist or bodice of a dress
2
: an arrangement of flowers worn as a fashion accessory
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There’s even been a slew of inanimate prom dates across the US, where students are ditching corsages in favor of cardboard: choosing instead to lug around scale-accurate depictions of Michael B. Jordan, Bernie Sanders and Danny DeVitto.
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Leah Dolan, CNN, 18 Oct. 2024
An old Facebook photo even shows us in the same pre-prom photo, smiling with our corsages.
—Elise Taylor, Vogue, 15 Oct. 2024
Will one measly corsage be enough to keep Cassandra interested in Karl amid his pattern of unreliability?
—Claire Franken, TVLine, 1 Oct. 2024
What started as a simple flower corsage—using fall’s classic flower, the chrysanthemum—slipped onto the wrist or pinned onto clothing turned into elaborate floral arrangements that span from shoulders to waist.
—Kaitlyn Yarborough, Southern Living, 5 Sep. 2024
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Leah Dolan, CNN, 18 Oct. 2024
An old Facebook photo even shows us in the same pre-prom photo, smiling with our corsages.
—Elise Taylor, Vogue, 15 Oct. 2024
Will one measly corsage be enough to keep Cassandra interested in Karl amid his pattern of unreliability?
—Claire Franken, TVLine, 1 Oct. 2024
What started as a simple flower corsage—using fall’s classic flower, the chrysanthemum—slipped onto the wrist or pinned onto clothing turned into elaborate floral arrangements that span from shoulders to waist.
—Kaitlyn Yarborough, Southern Living, 5 Sep. 2024
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“Corsage.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/corsage. Accessed 22 Nov. 2024.
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