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Corselet

//ˈkɔːslət// noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    Armor for the body, for example a breastplate and backpiece taken together.
  2. 2
    a piece of body armor for the trunk; usually consists of a breastplate and back piece wordnet
  3. 3
    An entire suit of armor, made up chiefly of the breastplate and backpiece worn with a headpiece and with a gorget, pauldrons, vambraces, gauntlets, and tassets attached.

    "Strictly speaking, the word corcelet meant only that part which covered the body, but was generally used to express the whole suit, under the terms of a corselet furnished, or complete."

  4. 4
    A tight-fitting item of clothing which covers the body and not the limbs.
  5. 5
    A type of women's underwear, combining a bra and a girdle in one garment; a corselette.
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  1. 6
    The thorax of an insect.

    "With the added suggestion of her goggles it reminded her pupil of the polished shell or corslet of a horrid beetle."

Etymology

From French corselet, from cors, an archaic spelling of corps (“body”).

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