constricting corset
- noun
- /kənˈstrɪktɪŋ ˈkɔrsɪt/
:
corsé
- Many women in the nineteenth century wore a constricting corset to achieve a fashionable silhouette.
Examples
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The actress found it difficult to breathe while wearing the constricting corset for her period drama.
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She discarded her constricting corset in favor of more comfortable modern clothing.
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She wore a constricting corset for the party.
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Many women find a constricting corset uncomfortable.
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Many women in the nineteenth century wore a constricting corset to achieve a fashionable silhouette.
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The actress found it difficult to breathe while wearing the constricting corset for her period drama.
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She discarded her constricting corset in favor of more comfortable modern clothing.
Synonyms
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5.8
A tight piece of underwear women wear to shape and support the torso
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6.9
A piece of clothing women wear under dresses to shape or support their body
Antonyms
How Tight
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Surface Forms
Morphology
This is a straightforward adjective + noun combination: 'constricting' (causing to tighten or compress) modifies 'corset' (a torso‑shaping garment). A B1 learner who knows both constituents can directly infer 'a corset that tightens or compresses the waist' because the meaning follows regular English morphological and compositional patterns common across languages.
Etymology
Constricting corset comes from 1800s fashion when a corset was tied very tight so it squeezed the waist and could make it hard to breathe. That's why constricting corset means a garment that 'compresses' the waist and feels 'restricting'.