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CORSET
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A woman's close-fitting foundation garment
Synonyms:
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("corset" is a kind of...):
foundation; foundation garment (a woman's undergarment worn to give shape to the contours of the body)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "corset"):
panty girdle (a woman's undergarment that combines a girdle and panties)
Derivation:
corset (dress with a corset)
II. (verb)
Verb forms
Present simple: I / you / we / they corset ... he / she / it corsets
Past simple: corseted
Past participle: corseted
-ing form: corseting
Sense 1
Meaning:
Dress with a corset
Classified under:
Verbs of grooming, dressing and bodily care
Hypernyms (to "corset" is one way to...):
apparel; clothe; dress; enclothe; fit out; garb; garment; habilitate; raiment; tog (provide with clothes or put clothes on)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s somebody
Derivation:
corset (a woman's close-fitting foundation garment)
