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corselet

[kawr-suh-let, kawrs-lit] / ˌkɔr səˈlɛt, ˈkɔrs lɪt /
NOUN
corset
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The silver corslet shimmered before his eyes like the light upon a rippling sea.

From "The Fellowship of the Ring" by J.R.R. Tolkien

‘What?' cried Gimli, startled out of his silence. ‘A corslet of Moria-silver?

From "The Fellowship of the Ring" by J.R.R. Tolkien

Bilbo had a corslet of mithril-rings that Thorin gave him.

From "The Fellowship of the Ring" by J.R.R. Tolkien

Then the king sat upon a seat before his doors, and Éowyn knelt before him and received from him a sword and a fair corslet.

From "The Two Towers" by J. R. R. Tolkien

Her feet once more trod the monotonous measure, but her heart beat wildly against the stiff corslet; the room began to whirl round before her eyes; a sickening sense of dizziness threatened to master her.

From Petticoat Rule by Orczy, Emmuska Orczy, Baroness




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