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corselet.

Armor for the body, for example a breastplate and backpiece taken together.

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Meaning & usage

noun/ˈkɔːslət/UK
  1. Armor for the body, for example a breastplate and backpiece taken together.

  2. An entire suit of armor, made up chiefly of the breastplate and backpiece worn with a headpiece and with a gorget, pauldrons, vambraces, gauntlets, and tassets attached.

  3. A tight-fitting item of clothing which covers the body and not the limbs.

  4. A type of women's underwear, combining a bra and a girdle in one garment; a corselette.

  5. The thorax of an insect.

Where this word comes from

From French corselet, from cors, an archaic spelling of corps (“body”).

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