"anticorset" meaning in English

See anticorset in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

Forms: more anticorset [comparative], most anticorset [superlative]
Etymology: From anti- + corset. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|anti|corset}} anti- + corset Head templates: {{en-adj}} anticorset (comparative more anticorset, superlative most anticorset)
  1. Opposing the wearing of corsets.
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