n. (also corselet) 1 a garment (usu. tight-fitting) covering the trunk but not the limbs. 2 hist. a piece of armour covering the trunk.
[ OF corselet, dimin. formed as CORSET ]
n. (also corselet) 1 a garment (usu. tight-fitting) covering the trunk but not the limbs. 2 hist. a piece of armour covering the trunk.
[ OF corselet, dimin. formed as CORSET ]
Concise Oxford English dictionary. Краткий оксфордский словарь английского языка. 2012