"corsetery" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: corseteries [plural]
Etymology: corset + -ery Etymology templates: {{af|en|corset|-ery}} corset + -ery Head templates: {{en-noun|-|+}} corsetery (usually uncountable, plural corseteries)
  1. The practice of using (wearing) or making corsets. Tags: uncountable, usually
    Sense id: en-corsetery-en-noun-BF7WkXYW
  2. Corsets and their accoutrements; items made by a maker of corsets, taken collectively. Tags: uncountable, usually
    Sense id: en-corsetery-en-noun-tvnq1rK3 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ery Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 16 84 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ery: 36 64
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: corsetry

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          "text": "The innovation of the moment in corsetery is BIENJOLIE GRECIAN-TRECO REDELACD Corsets\nThe all year round corset for the girls and women who lead active lives, and insist on ease, comfort and cleanliness as well as ..."
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          "text": "Dressed to Kill: The Medical Consequences of Corsetry."
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          "ref": "2019, Sali Hughes, Our Rainbow Queen: A Tribute to Queen Elizabeth II and Her Colorful Wardrobe, Plume, page 12",
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