Corselet Definition

kôrslĭt

noun

A piece of armor formerly worn to protect the trunk.

Webster's New World

Body armor, especially a breastplate.

American Heritage

A woman's undergarment combining a lightweight corset, usually without stays, or a girdle, and a bra.

Webster's New World

Also used for the entire suit of the day, including breastplate and backpiece, tasset and headpiece.

Wiktionary

(zoology) The thorax of an insect.

Wiktionary

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Other Word Forms of Corselet

Singular:

corselet

Plural:

corselets

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

From Wiktionary
French diminutive of Old French cors body corset

From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

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