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corsetry

corsetry

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Making and designing corsets to be worn
  • noun
  • /ˈkɔrsətri/
: corsetería
  • The designer showcased her latest collection, highlighting the intricate details of corsetry that accentuate the waist.

And so I read research and wrote all these essays on Chinese foot finding, on corsetry, on the intersection of sexual and fashion fetishes.

Examples

  • She enrolled in a workshop to explore the art of corsetry, eager to learn how to create custom pieces.

  • And so this is just super fun to me, this whole half done another like undergarment, corsetry revealed.

  • Even the women in skirts didn't walk like ladies anymore, with the delicate slow saunter enforced by tight corsetry.

    Fiction book (2001)

  • In the museum exhibit, visitors learned about the history of corsetry and its impact on women's fashion through the centuries.

Surface Forms

corsetry singular
corsetries plural

Morphology

corsetry = corset (transparent) = corset + ry

The formation is a regular noun-forming derivation (corset + -ry) meaning the practice or trade related to corsets, which is directly inferable from the base.

Etymology

Corsetry comes from corset, which originally meant 'little body' and comes from Latin corpus meaning 'body'. So corsetry is the craft and business of making and designing garments that shape and support the body.