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plural corsets
A woman's foundation garment, reinforced with stays, that supports the waistline, hips and bust. examples
(historical) A tight-fitting gown or basque worn by both men and women during the Middle Ages.
(UK, finance, historical) A regulation that limited the growth of British banks' interest-bearing deposits.
third-person singular simple present corsets, present participle corseting or corsetting, simple past and past participle corseted or corsetted
(transitive) To enclose in a corset; to wear a corset. examples
(figuratively) To restrict or confine. quotations examples
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.
2004 July 1, Leslie Feinberg, “Sexual freedom vs. fascism in Germany”, in Workers World