corsage

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English

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Etymology

Borrowed from French corsage.

Pronunciation

  • (UK) IPA(key): /kɔːˈsɑːʒ/
    • (file)
  • (US) IPA(key): /kɔɹˈsɑʒ/

Noun

corsage (plural corsages)

  1. (obsolete) The size or shape of a person's body.
  2. (now only historical) The waist or bodice of a woman's dress.
  3. A small bouquet of flowers, originally worn attached to the bodice of a woman's dress.

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French

Etymology

From Old French cors (body) +‎ -age.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kɔʁ.saʒ/
  • (file)

Noun

corsage m (plural corsages)

  1. (obsolete) body, torso
  2. (historical) bodice, corsage
  3. blouse, camisole; top

Descendants

  • English: corsage

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