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to corset

to corset

1 7.7
To make someone wear a tight undergarment that shapes the waist or to restrict them tightly
  • verb
  • /ˈkɔrsɪt/
translation icon : encorsetar
  • "Claudine, Claudine, how tightly you are corseted!"
  • tightly corseted
  • corseted ladies

It's back to Victorian style corseting again.

Examples

  • I like the corseted top of the dress and its color, but not the skirt or the shoes!

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  • It's a champagne colour with pink and gold beads and it's corseted, so it's a little sexy.

  • And for two, like I was helping with the corset lacing at a certain point.

  • He corseted himself with Buddhist meditation practices as described in books by Western writers.

    Fiction book (2000)
  • Her waist was a thin band, but even corseted, her bosom was of shocking proportions.

    Fiction book (1997)
  • She looked up at Aureole, corseted and enraged.

    Fiction book (1997)
  • In this play, Ruhl has given us a glimpse into a world that is not unlike our modern world, which can sometimes feel constricted, corseted, and even a bit cold at times.

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  • All of them struck him as desperate: corseted, pinched into outfits too small for them, their faces daubed with makeup, their hair dyed a spectrum of unlikely colors.

    Fiction book (1998)
  • Water played in a stone fountain, and I stood there, tall, pale, and thin, surrounded by my new friends—corseted ladies who giggled like schoolgirls and dressed in black.

    Fiction book (1992)
  • The designer corseted the model to create a stunning silhouette for the fashion show.

Antonyms

279 1.8

An act of letting someone or something go free from being held

Compounds

A tight piece of clothing that squeezes the waist to make it smaller

How Restrictive

to corset
1 7.7
to cinch
8 5.5
to fit
761 1.0
to dress
1.0

Surface Forms

corset infinitive
corseted past
corseted past participle
corseting present participle
corsets third person singular

Etymology

Corset as a verb comes from the noun corset, which comes from words meaning 'body'. To 'corset' someone is to put on that tight, body-shaping garment or to restrict them tightly, so the verb means to dress tightly or limit movement.