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Meanings of corset in anglès

rus
корсет
portuguès
espartilhos
espanyol
corsé
català
cotilleria
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Garment, reinforced with stays, that supports the waistline, hips and bust.

        cotilleria
        portuguès
        corset
        català
        cotilla
        espanyol
        faja

        A woman's close-fitting foundation garment.

              cotilla
              Synonyms
              Examples for "corps"
              Examples for "corps"
              1
              Some analysts suggest the corps' political power already eclipses that of Ahmadinejad.
              Reuters
              2
              Victims enter and leave the stage, interchangeable, bit players in the corps.
              Bones Never Lie
              3
              We used to just assume the corps was doing a good job.
              The Guardian
              4
              The place hadn't changed since yesterday when the press corps had visited.
              Wild Cards IV: Aces Abroad
              5
              Taoiseach, members of Government and of the diplomatic corps, ladies and gentlemen.
              The Irish Times
              1
              There remains only the joint between the corselet and the abdomen.
              More Hunting Wasps
              2
              Him whom he strikes with lance or sword, neither corselet nor shield protects.
              Cliges: A Romance
              3
              A gold-chased corselet, perhaps, to replace that battered old turtle shell of yours?
              Hidden Warrior
              4
              Pronounce: therefore; franchise; wily; Sachem, pumpkin; matrons; corselet; Massasoit; granaried.
              The Elson Readers, Book 5
              5
              It lay directly in her path-thetarge, the corselet, the helm, the pierced breastplate.
              The Prose Marmion: A Tale of the Scottish Border
              Usage of corset in anglès
              1
              This is the opening sentence in a letter advertising a particular corset.
              Business Correspondence, Vol. 1: How to Write a Business Letter
              2
              The maternity corset, in the next place, must support the enlarged uterus.
              The Prospective Mother, a Handbook for Women During Pregnancy
              3
              The waist belt enforces the evils which the corset and skirts inaugurate.
              The Arena, Volume 4, No. 22, September, 1891
              4
              Even the hideous corset squeezing is counteracted by the power of complexion.
              Editorials from the Hearst Newspapers
              5
              The corset loosened enough to spill my breasts into the open air.
              Danse Macabre
              6
              Mr. MARSHALL remarked that the corset avoided a great deal of Waist.
              Punchinello, Volume 1, No. 05, April 30, 1870
              7
              He tugged at her corset with firmness, searching for her other breast.
              The notorious scoundrel
              8
              The corset hurt already, digging into his rib cage and shoulder blades.
              The sherlockian
              9
              He finished off his makeup with a striped tux and bejewelled corset.
              News.com.au
              10
              But at that moment, from under her corset, the blood gushed forth.
              The Kreutzer Sonata and Other Stories
              11
              Even so, she sighed with relief as she slid off her corset.
              American empire: blood and iron
              12
              She was wearing a corset, and luckily the staves deflected his knife.
              An impartial witness: a bess crawford mystery
              13
              It's sweatpants with pearls, or a masculine denim jacket with a corset.
              News.com.au
              14
              She undid the laces of her embroidered corset, and shrugged it off.
              A reliable wife
              15
              Women wore their hair down; some even refused to don a corset.
              Throne of Glass
              16
              Cate zipped up the corset dress and walked over to the mirror.
              Sloane Sisters
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