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corsage

corsage

21 6.9
A small bunch of flowers worn on a woman's dress or wrist at formal events
  • noun
  • /kɔrˈsɑʒ/
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  • 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.

Examples

Synonyms

boutonniere
vscorsage
3 9.9

A small flower or small bunch of flowers worn in a jacket buttonhole

is worn on a dress or wrist at formal events
posy
vscorsage
2 6.9

A small bunch of flowers given as a gift

is worn on a dress or wrist for formal occasions rather than carried
nosegay
vscorsage
  • Archaic
1 9.3

A small bunch of flowers given as a gift

is instead designed to be worn on clothing or the wrist
tussie-mussie
vscorsage
  • Archaic
9.9

A small bunch of flowers given as a gift or decoration

is instead worn on clothing or wrist for formal occasions
possie
vscorsage
  • UK
9.6

A small bunch of flowers given as a gift or for decoration

is meant to be worn on a dress or wrist at ceremonies

How Big

bouquet
62 2.7
corsage
21 6.9
posy
2 6.9
sprig
1 6.7

Surface Forms

corsage singular
corsages plural

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.