corsage
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6.9
- noun
- /kɔrˈsɑʒ/
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ramillete
- He surprised his date with a lovely corsage as they arrived at the prom.
- orchid corsage
- wrist corsage
- prom corsage
And Mother's Day was always the corsage, you know, the little flowers, Yeah.
- And Mother's Day was always the corsage, you know, the little flowers, Yeah.
Examples
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Well, you can't go to a prom without a corsage.
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F had given me a beautiful orchid corsage when I left Minneapolis.
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What color corsage do I get?
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Did you see my corsage?
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Do you want your corsage?
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The committee will send you a corsage.
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Did Monica like the corsage?
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Someone gave me a corsage of primroses.
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OK ladies: You've got your dress, your corsage, your hair fixed, your nails done, and your date is waiting.
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"My mother," I whisper, "always won the orchid corsage at church."
Fiction book (1996)
Synonyms
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9.9
A small flower or small bunch of flowers worn in a jacket buttonhole
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6.9
A small bunch of flowers given as a gift
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9.3
A small bunch of flowers given as a gift
A small bunch of flowers given as a gift or decoration
A small bunch of flowers given as a gift or for decoration
How Big
Surface Forms
Etymology
Corsage comes from the French word corsage, which meant 'bodice' and comes from corps 'body'. Because people began to pin small flowers to the bodice, the name came to mean a small bouquet worn on the body.