"corselet" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈkɔːslət/ [UK] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-corselet.wav Forms: corselets [plural]
Etymology: From French corselet, from cors, an archaic spelling of corps (“body”). Etymology templates: {{uder|en|fr|corselet}} French corselet Head templates: {{en-noun}} corselet (plural corselets)
  1. Armor for the body, for example a breastplate and backpiece taken together. Translations (armour for the body): vért (Hungarian), byrne [feminine] (Old English)
    Sense id: en-corselet-en-noun-NdVXuEe- Disambiguation of 'armour for the body': 56 16 21 5 2
  2. An entire suit of armor, made up chiefly of the breastplate and backpiece worn with a headpiece and with a gorget, pauldrons, vambraces, gauntlets, and tassets attached. Categories (topical): Armor
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  3. A tight-fitting item of clothing which covers the body and not the limbs.
    Sense id: en-corselet-en-noun-9zdLlJvq Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English undefined derivations, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries, Terms with Czech translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with Hungarian translations, Terms with Old English translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 1 40 42 9 8 Disambiguation of English undefined derivations: 3 38 39 11 9 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 3 35 46 10 7 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 2 39 34 9 6 2 7 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 1 37 38 9 6 1 7 Disambiguation of Terms with Czech translations: 5 32 33 20 10 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 4 37 41 12 7 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 4 38 38 13 7 Disambiguation of Terms with Hungarian translations: 6 34 37 11 11 Disambiguation of Terms with Old English translations: 2 37 37 13 12
  4. A type of women's underwear, combining a bra and a girdle in one garment; a corselette. Categories (topical): Underwear Translations (underwear): šněrovačka [feminine] (Czech), korseletti (Finnish), combiné [masculine] (French)
    Sense id: en-corselet-en-noun-9k1oiAil Disambiguation of Underwear: 1 10 17 71 1 Categories (other): English undefined derivations, Terms with Czech translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with Hungarian translations, Terms with Old English translations Disambiguation of English undefined derivations: 3 38 39 11 9 Disambiguation of Terms with Czech translations: 5 32 33 20 10 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 4 37 41 12 7 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 4 38 38 13 7 Disambiguation of Terms with Hungarian translations: 6 34 37 11 11 Disambiguation of Terms with Old English translations: 2 37 37 13 12 Disambiguation of 'underwear': 1 5 8 86 1
  5. (zoology) The thorax of an insect. Categories (topical): Zoology
    Sense id: en-corselet-en-noun-EZ4OWiq1 Categories (other): Terms with Hungarian translations, Terms with Old English translations Disambiguation of Terms with Hungarian translations: 6 34 37 11 11 Disambiguation of Terms with Old English translations: 2 37 37 13 12 Topics: biology, natural-sciences, zoology
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: corcelet, corselette, corslet Derived forms: corseleted

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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