Corset
noun
A tight piece of clothing worn by women to shape their waist and hips.
To achieve the Victorian-era look, she wore a corset under her dress.
Often appears as...
- wear a corset
- tight corset
noun
A framework of steel or whalebone, worn in the past by women around the waist and under the skirt to shape the waist.
The museum had an exhibit on the evolution of women's fashion, including authentic whalebone corsets from the 1800s.
Often appears as...
- whalebone corset
- metal corset
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Disapproving
Historical
noun
A device used for supporting a weak or injured part of the body.
After his injury, he had to wear a corset to support his lower back.
Often appears as...
- medical corset
- back corset
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Technical
noun
A tight piece of clothing worn by women to shape their waist and hips.
To achieve the Victorian-era look, she wore a corset under her dress.
Often appears as...
- wear a corset
- tight corset
noun
A framework of steel or whalebone, worn in the past by women around the waist and under the skirt to shape the waist.
The museum had an exhibit on the evolution of women's fashion, including authentic whalebone corsets from the 1800s.
Often appears as...
- whalebone corset
- metal corset
Usage tips
Disapproving
Historical
noun
A device used for supporting a weak or injured part of the body.
After his injury, he had to wear a corset to support his lower back.
Often appears as...
- medical corset
- back corset
Usage tips
Technical
Definition 1 of 3
Pro Tip 1/3Fashion Accessory
Often used to describe a fashionable item that enhances an outfit's appearance.
Her wedding dress was accompanied by a beautiful lace corset.
Pro Tip 2/3Modern Usage
Today's corsets can be less restrictive and more about style than function.
She chose a corset top for its trendy look, not for waist shaping.
Pro Tip 3/3Metaphor
Metaphorically, 'corset' can imply rigid control or limitations.
The company's rules felt like a corset, stifling creativity.
Pro Tip 1/3Fashion Accessory
Often used to describe a fashionable item that enhances an outfit's appearance.
Her wedding dress was accompanied by a beautiful lace corset.
Pro Tip 2/3Modern Usage
Today's corsets can be less restrictive and more about style than function.
She chose a corset top for its trendy look, not for waist shaping.
Pro Tip 3/3Metaphor
Metaphorically, 'corset' can imply rigid control or limitations.
The company's rules felt like a corset, stifling creativity.
Pro Tip 1/3Fashion Accessory
Often used to describe a fashionable item that enhances an outfit's appearance.
Her wedding dress was accompanied by a beautiful lace corset.
Pro Tip 2/3Modern Usage
Today's corsets can be less restrictive and more about style than function.
She chose a corset top for its trendy look, not for waist shaping.
Pro Tip 3/3Metaphor
Metaphorically, 'corset' can imply rigid control or limitations.
The company's rules felt like a corset, stifling creativity.
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Lessons from the longest...
The questions they asked these women are very different than the ones we might ask today. They sound really old-fashioned now. They asked them things like, "During pregnancy, did you get your full extra ration of a pint of milk a day?" "How much did you spend on smocks, corsets,
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A theory of everything PIPE...
It's like finding out your nanny is a dominatrix. Bad enough we had to see J. Edgar Hoover in a dress. Now we have to picture Alan Greenspan in a black leather corset, with a butt tattoo that says, "Whip inflation now."
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Alicia Chong Rodriguez:...
Smaller arteries cannot be visualized, and poor clinical-grade monitoring systems cannot accommodate two different body shapes or stages in life. In the 1800s, Amelia Bloomer led a movement against damaging corsets,
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Titanic Phys Ed PIPE...
one regular transatlantic traveler lady askwith complained but she was forever changing her clothes a fashion was for an extreme hourglass bigger and that meant a sturdy corset had to be worn at
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The Blood-Suckers Ball PIPE...
vampire Jen's also a goth a person who enjoys medieval fashion and fantasy with costume corset wigs and makeup the women transform themselves into
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The Blood-Suckers' Ball...
vampire Jen's also a goth a person who enjoys medieval fashion and fantasy with costume corset wigs and makeup the women transform themselves into
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Sasha Sarago: The...
a tight corset and a gown layered in silk finished with pearls -- she came sporting her traditional white ochre and a bone through her nose.
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Bill T. Jones PIPE The...
four pregnant to the sky and after a mouse a fedora took off her corset after Isadora came the dinner Sean and they went around the world
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Corset Crunchers PIPE Taboo
many people would think tight lacing squeezing a waste into a corset is an extreme act but over the ages people
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What causes panic...
The body becomes its own corset. Past, present, and future exist as a single force.
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Lessons from the longest...
The questions they asked these women are very different than the ones we might ask today. They sound really old-fashioned now. They asked them things like, "During pregnancy, did you get your full extra ration of a pint of milk a day?" "How much did you spend on smocks, corsets,
Video examples
A theory of everything PIPE...
It's like finding out your nanny is a dominatrix. Bad enough we had to see J. Edgar Hoover in a dress. Now we have to picture Alan Greenspan in a black leather corset, with a butt tattoo that says, "Whip inflation now."
Video examples
Alicia Chong Rodriguez:...
Smaller arteries cannot be visualized, and poor clinical-grade monitoring systems cannot accommodate two different body shapes or stages in life. In the 1800s, Amelia Bloomer led a movement against damaging corsets,
Video examples
Titanic Phys Ed PIPE...
one regular transatlantic traveler lady askwith complained but she was forever changing her clothes a fashion was for an extreme hourglass bigger and that meant a sturdy corset had to be worn at
Video examples
The Blood-Suckers Ball PIPE...
vampire Jen's also a goth a person who enjoys medieval fashion and fantasy with costume corset wigs and makeup the women transform themselves into
Video examples
The Blood-Suckers' Ball...
vampire Jen's also a goth a person who enjoys medieval fashion and fantasy with costume corset wigs and makeup the women transform themselves into
Video examples
Sasha Sarago: The...
a tight corset and a gown layered in silk finished with pearls -- she came sporting her traditional white ochre and a bone through her nose.
Video examples
Bill T. Jones PIPE The...
four pregnant to the sky and after a mouse a fedora took off her corset after Isadora came the dinner Sean and they went around the world
Video examples
Corset Crunchers PIPE Taboo
many people would think tight lacing squeezing a waste into a corset is an extreme act but over the ages people
Video examples
What causes panic...
The body becomes its own corset. Past, present, and future exist as a single force.
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Sydney Sweeney
American Actress
I honestly don't think I have one specific style. One day, I could be wearing a workout track suit, and another day, I could be wearing overalls and a tank top. Or I love a slip with corset. It just honestly depends on where I am in the world and what I'm doing and how I'm feeling that day.
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Sarah Gadon
Canadian Actress
When you're wearing a corset for a long period of time, things that were important to you hours before are no longer important, because doing them exhausts you.
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Anna Maxwell Martin
English Actress
I played crying people in corsets for a long time, but I went into acting to be a character actor.
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Helena Bonham Carter
British Actress
I should get a few ribs taken out, because I'll be in a corset for the rest of my life.
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Phyllis Logan
Scottish Actress
I spend long days wearing a corset - but no pain, no gain.
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Radha Mitchell
Australian Actress
So wearing a corset certainly changes your state of mind.
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Perdita Weeks
Welsh Actor
My name is synonymous with corsets and ringlets.
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Florence Pugh
English Actress
Wearing a corset is extremely uncomfortable.
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Phoebe Fox
A corset is always challenging.
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Juliet Rylance
English Actress
I love a good corset.
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Sydney Sweeney
American Actress
I honestly don't think I have one specific style. One day, I could be wearing a workout track suit, and another day, I could be wearing overalls and a tank top. Or I love a slip with corset. It just honestly depends on where I am in the world and what I'm doing and how I'm feeling that day.
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Sarah Gadon
Canadian Actress
When you're wearing a corset for a long period of time, things that were important to you hours before are no longer important, because doing them exhausts you.
Quote examples
Anna Maxwell Martin
English Actress
I played crying people in corsets for a long time, but I went into acting to be a character actor.
Quote examples
Helena Bonham Carter
British Actress
I should get a few ribs taken out, because I'll be in a corset for the rest of my life.
Quote examples
Phyllis Logan
Scottish Actress
I spend long days wearing a corset - but no pain, no gain.
Quote examples
Radha Mitchell
Australian Actress
So wearing a corset certainly changes your state of mind.
Quote examples
Perdita Weeks
Welsh Actor
My name is synonymous with corsets and ringlets.
Quote examples
Florence Pugh
English Actress
Wearing a corset is extremely uncomfortable.
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Phoebe Fox
A corset is always challenging.
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Juliet Rylance
English Actress
I love a good corset.
Example 1 of 10
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