corselet vs corset

corselet

noun
  • A tight-fitting item of clothing which covers the body and not the limbs. 

  • 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. 

  • The thorax of an insect. 

  • Armor for the body, for example a breastplate and backpiece taken together. 

  • A type of women's underwear, combining a bra and a girdle in one garment; a corselette. 

corset

noun
  • A woman's foundation garment, reinforced with stays, that supports the waistline, hips and bust. 

  • A tight-fitting gown or basque worn by both men and women during the Middle Ages. 

  • A regulation that limited the growth of British banks' interest-bearing deposits. 

verb
  • To enclose in a corset; to wear a corset. 

  • To restrict or confine. 

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