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corsetiere

UK/ˌkɔːsɛtɪˈɛə/US/ˌkoɹ.səˈtjɛɹ/

corsetiere noun: a female corsetmaker, or a woman in a shop who fits corsets.

Noun

corsetiere (plural corsetieres)

  1. A female corsetmaker, or a woman in a shop who fits corsets.
    • Mr. Wadsworth grew up in Newnan, where his father tended produce in a grocery store, and his mother cinched in the town’s women as a corsetiere in a clothing shop, her young son often watching from the dressing-room corner.2009 May 17, Kathryn Shattuck, “Chamber’s Master, Leaving the Building”, in New York Times

Forms of corsetiere

pluralcorsetieres
alternative formcorsetière

Origin of corsetiere

From French corsetière.

Questions about corsetiere

What does corsetiere mean?
Corsetiere means a female corsetmaker, or a woman in a shop who fits corsets.
What part of speech is corsetiere?
Corsetiere is a noun.
How do you pronounce corsetiere?
Corsetiere is pronounced /ˌkoɹ.səˈtjɛɹ/ (US).
What is the plural of corsetiere?
The plural of corsetiere is corsetieres.

Words near corsetiere in the dictionary

  1. corset effect
  2. corseted
  3. corseteries
  4. corsetery
  5. corsetier
  6. corsetiere
  7. corsetieres
  8. corsetiers
  9. corseting
  10. corsetière
  11. corsetières

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