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corsage

/kɔːˈsɑːʒ/US/kɔɹˈsɑʒ/

corsage noun: a small bouquet of flowers, originally worn attached to the bodice of a woman's dress.

corsage: a small bouquet of flowers, originally worn attached to the bodice of a woman's dress
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Noun

corsage (plural corsages)

  1. A small bouquet of flowers, originally worn attached to the bodice of a woman's dress.
    • Brody (Damian Lewis): Will you go to the prom with me? / Carrie: Do I get a corsage?2011, “The Weekend” (32:42 from the start), in Homeland, season 1, episode 7, spoken by Carrie Mathison (Claire Danes)
    • Here, I got a corsage for you to give to Jenna. I don't know if kids still do corsages. I always got ones for Darius' girlfriends. This one is made with lilies.2025, S.E. Case, chapter 1, in Rigsby WI, volume 1: Foothold, →ISBN, retrieved 28 Aug 2025, page 82
  2. (historical) The waist or bodice of a woman's dress.
    • She now selected a slinky garment, composed of what male writers call “some soft, clinging material,” with a corsage which outlined her figure and a skirt which waved tempestuously around her ankles.1932, Dorothy L. Sayers, chapter XVIII, in Have His Carcase
  3. (obsolete) The size or shape of a person's body.

corsage meaning in Indonesian

corsage in Indonesian

small bouquet of flowers
korsase
bodice of a woman's dress
korsase

Forms of corsage

pluralcorsages

Origin of corsage

Borrowed from French corsage.

Questions about corsage

What does corsage mean?
Corsage means a small bouquet of flowers, originally worn attached to the bodice of a woman's dress.
What is corsage in Indonesian?
Corsage in Indonesian is korsase. See Corsage meaning in Indonesian.
What part of speech is corsage?
Corsage is a noun.
How do you pronounce corsage?
Corsage is pronounced /kɔːˈsɑːʒ/ (UK).
What is the plural of corsage?
The plural of corsage is corsages.

Words near corsage in the dictionary

  1. cors.
  2. corsac
  3. corsac fox
  4. corsac foxes
  5. corsacs
  6. corsage
  7. corsages
  8. corsair
  9. corsairs
  10. Corsalini
  11. Corsalinis

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