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corset

[kawr-sit] / ˈkɔr sɪt /


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We had tocut it off of her, and then she corset trained to have the dress fit her.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 2, 2026

Every star who has taken up the character’s corset and garters since has followed his lead.

From Salon ● Aug. 26, 2026

If you asked a woman in the early 20th century to play tennis, she’d put on a full-length skirt, corset, blouson-sleeved shirt and wide-brimmed hat and tell you she’s ready.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 21, 2026

In a call-back to that performance, Madonna wore the same boots, corset and jacket for her set with Carpenter.

From BBC ● Jun. 26, 2026

Women wore their hair down; some even refused to don a corset.

From "Throne of Glass" by Sarah J. Maas

Steinem lifted the lid on the underpaid life of a Bunny, and the physical pain of wearing the high-heels and tight corsets for hours.

From BBC ● Sep. 3, 2026

Brothers Joseph and Lyman Bloomingdale got their start in 1872 selling hoop skirts, corsets and other women’s fashions on New York’s Lower East Side.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 27, 2026

This is despite many designers adopting looks that naturally create curvy silhouettes, such as corsets.

From Barron's ● Oct. 16, 2025

A section backstage is filled with racks of elaborate early 19th century gowns, jackets, trousers, corsets, petticoats, socks, shoes, hats, suits and more.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 13, 2025

All of the Duchess’s ladies are wearing corsets, and our passage is slower than I’d like.

From "Dread Nation" by Justina Ireland




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