to corset
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- verb
- /ˈkɔrsɪt/
:
encorsetar
- "Claudine, Claudine, how tightly you are corseted!"
- tightly corseted
- corseted ladies
It's back to Victorian style corseting again.
- It's back to Victorian style corseting again.
Examples
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I like the corseted top of the dress and its color, but not the skirt or the shoes!
Blog text (3) -
It's a champagne colour with pink and gold beads and it's corseted, so it's a little sexy.
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And for two, like I was helping with the corset lacing at a certain point.
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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.
Blog text (30) -
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
Compounds
How Restrictive
Surface Forms
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.