CORSAGE


Meaning of CORSAGE in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ kȯr-ˈsäzh, -ˈsäj, ˈkȯr-ˌ ]

noun

Etymology: French, bust, bodice, from Old French, bust, from cors body, from Latin corpus

Date: 1830

1. : the waist or bodice of a dress

2. : an arrangement of flowers worn as a fashion accessory

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