corset
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Is corset a Scrabble word?
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What is the meaning of corset?
Definition
noun (English)
1. (historical) A tight-fitting gown or basque worn by both men and women during the Middle Ages.historical
2. (UK, finance, historical) A regulation that limited the growth of British banks' interest-bearing deposits.UKhistorical
verb (English)
1. (transitive) To enclose in a corset; to wear a corset.Examples: "Mabel dreaded the upcoming ball and the preliminary corseting it would entail."transitive
2. (figuratively) To restrict or confine.Examples: "I will not remain corseted by your notions of what is and is not proper!"; "They were trying to free the lives of women of all sexualities and genders that were tightly corseted by lack of basic social and economic rights."figuratively
Definition source: Wiktionary