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Corselet - What does it mean?

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corselet

English

Alternative forms

* corcelet * corselette * corslet

Noun

(en noun)
  • Armor for the body, as, the body breastplate and backpiece taken together.
  • Also used for the entire suit of the day, including breastplate and backpiece, tasset and headpiece.
  • * 1786 , Francis Grose, A Treatise on Ancient Armour and Weapons , page 21:
    • Strictly speaking, the word corcelet' meant only that part which covered the body, but was generally used to express the whole suit, under the terms of a ' corselet furnished, or complete.
  • A tight-fitting item of clothing which covers the body and not the limbs.
  • A type of women's underwear, combining a bra and a girdle in one garment; a corselette
  • (zoology) The thorax of an insect.
  • *1897 , Henry James, What Maisie Knew :
  • *:With the added suggestion of her goggles it reminded her pupil of the polished shell or corslet of a horrid beetle.

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