corset

Plural: corsets

Noun

• a woman's close-fitting foundation garment
• A woman's foundation garment, reinforced with stays, that supports the waistline, hips and bust.
• A tight-fitting gown or basque worn by both men and women during the Middle Ages.
• A regulation that limited the growth of British banks' interest-bearing deposits.

Verb

Verb Forms: corseted, corseting, corsets

• To fit or enclose with a corset; to restrict or shape.
• dress with a corset
• To enclose in a corset; to wear a corset.
• To restrict or confine.

Examples

• He had to CORSET his vocabulary, using only common words to avoid challenges in Scrabble.
• I will not remain corseted by your notions of what is and is not proper!
• Mabel dreaded the upcoming ball and the preliminary corseting it would entail.

Synonyms

girdle, stays, bodice and underbodice

Anagrams of corset