1
: a usually close-fitting and often laced medieval jacket
2
: a woman's close-fitting boned supporting undergarment that is often hooked and laced and that extends from above or beneath the bust or from the waist to below the hips and has garters attached
corseted; corseting; corsets
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Hannah Malach, WWD, 5 Nov. 2024
The corset is such a powerful tool to help someone open a new chapter of themselves.
—Shelby Wax, Vogue, 5 Nov. 2024
Alex Badia, WWD, 21 Oct. 2024
The 34-year-old pop star channeled her Reputation era at The Corner Store in Soho, pairing a lace Gucci logo corset with a leather skirt and Louis Vuitton platform booties, topping off the vampy look with a more demure Ralph Lauren coat in camel.
—Emily Tannenbaum, Glamour, 12 Oct. 2024
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Noun
Swift’s all-black ensemble consisted of a black corset top by Mugler, Agolde cutoff shorts and a vintage Chiefs leather bomber jacket.
—Hannah Malach, WWD, 5 Nov. 2024
The corset is such a powerful tool to help someone open a new chapter of themselves.
—Shelby Wax, Vogue, 5 Nov. 2024
Verb
This powder pink corseted off the shoulder gown is yet another example of Randolph looking glamorous and on trend.
—Alex Badia, WWD, 21 Oct. 2024
The 34-year-old pop star channeled her Reputation era at The Corner Store in Soho, pairing a lace Gucci logo corset with a leather skirt and Louis Vuitton platform booties, topping off the vampy look with a more demure Ralph Lauren coat in camel.
—Emily Tannenbaum, Glamour, 12 Oct. 2024
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“Corset.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/corset. Accessed 22 Nov. 2024.
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corset
1 of 2 noun
cor·set
ˈkȯr-sət 
: a woman's tight stiff undergarment worn to support or give shape to waist and hips
corset
2 of 2 verb
: to dress in or fit with a corset
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