corset

名词 n. 动词 v.
中文释义

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. A woman's foundation garment, reinforced with stays, that supports the waistline, hips and bust.
    — Today was Sunday, and Aunt Alexandra was positively irritable on the Lord’s Day. I guess it was her Sunday corset.
  2. A tight-fitting gown or basque worn by both men and women during the Middle Ages. historical
  3. A regulation that limited the growth of British banks' interest-bearing deposits. UK,historical
动词 v.
  1. To enclose in a corset; to wear a corset. transitive
    — Mabel dreaded the upcoming ball and the preliminary corseting it would entail.
  2. To restrict or confine. figuratively
    — I will not remain corseted by your notions of what is and is not proper!

词形变化

corsets plural corsets present,singular,third-person corseting participle,present corsetting participle,present corseted participle,past corseted past corsetted participle,past corsetted past

词汇关系

近义词
stays bodice and underbodice
衍生词
anticorset corseted corset effect corsetery corsetless corsetlike corsetmaker corsetmaking corsetry corsetwear diaper corset hourglass corset neck corset

词源

词源 1
From Middle English corset, from Old French corset. Equivalent to corse + -et.
词源 2
From Middle English corset, from Old French corset. Equivalent to corse + -et.
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