Corsetery
noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
- 1 The practice of using (wearing) or making corsets. uncountable, usually
"The Company also agrees to give the corsetiere the benefit of it's own sales plans and training of salesmanship and corsetery. At the same time, the corsetiere agrees to purchase a demonstration line, which she uses in her own work ..."
- 2 Corsets and their accoutrements; items made by a maker of corsets, taken collectively. uncountable, usually
"I have been made painfuly aware of the angles of a slender figure left without the help of that wisp of corsetry that would make all the difference in the world. I have walked behind a lady with fleshy shoulders, even as you have done , and ..."
Example
More examples"The Company also agrees to give the corsetiere the benefit of it's own sales plans and training of salesmanship and corsetery. At the same time, the corsetiere agrees to purchase a demonstration line, which she uses in her own work ..."
Etymology
From corset + -ery.
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