corset

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cor·set /ˈkɔːsɪt $ ˈkɔːr-/ noun [countable]  DCCa piece of tight-fitting underwear that women wore especially in the past to make them look thinner 〔尤指旧时妇女束身的〕紧身褡，紧身胸衣

Examples from the Corpus

corset• A back corset may be needed to prevent curvature.• Her mainly exposed bosoms wobbled over the top of her black corset.• The fear of every fleshy lady is the broken corset string.• Tall and stately, fairly bursting from her corset, she sometimes tipped the scales at over 200 pounds.• Toned muscles can also act as a natural corset, improving the body's shape and contours.• Still she wears corsets and girdles, tight and uncomfortable.• In those days, women wore corsets and up to five layers of petticoats.Origin corset (1700-1800) corset “tightly fitting piece of outer clothing” ((13-19 centuries)), from Old French, from cors; CORSE

cor·set nounChineseSyllable  

that of the tight-fitting wore a Corpus piece especially in underwear women

corset
cor‧set /ˈkɔːsət, ˈkɔːsɪt $ ˈkɔːr-/ noun [countable]a piece of tight-fitting underwear that women wore especially in the past to make them look thinner

cor·setBrE /ˈkɔːsɪt/ 🔊NAmE /ˈkɔːrsɪt/ 🔊 nouna piece of women's underwear, fitting the body tightly, worn especially in the past to make the waist look smaller （尤指旧时妇女束腰的）紧身内衣