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Corsage

//kɔɹˈsɑʒ// noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    The size or shape of a person's body. obsolete
  2. 2
    an arrangement of flowers that is usually given as a present wordnet
  3. 3
    The waist or bodice of a woman's dress. historical

    "She now selected a slinky garment, composed of what male writers call “some soft, clinging material,” with a corsage which outlined her figure and a skirt which waved tempestuously around her ankles."

  4. 4
    A small bouquet of flowers, originally worn attached to the bodice of a woman's dress.

    "Brody (Damian Lewis): Will you go to the prom with me? / Carrie: Do I get a corsage?"

Etymology

Borrowed from French corsage.

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