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corsetlessness

UK/ˈkɔːsɪtləsˌnəs/

corsetlessness noun: the fact of not wearing a corset.

Noun

corsetlessness (uncountable)

  1. (historical) The fact of not wearing a corset.
    • Yet six years later, this trade journal expressed a decided panic about corsetlessness.2001, Philip Scranton, Beauty and Business, page 117
    • Actual corsetless dresses arrived only in 1908, from a French designer, and the debate over foundation garments continued into the 1920s, with a lingerie makers' counter-attack about the evils of corsetlessness in 1921.2002, Peter N Stearns, Fat History, page 13

Origin of corsetlessness

From corsetless + -ness.

Questions about corsetlessness

What does corsetlessness mean?
Corsetlessness means the fact of not wearing a corset.
What part of speech is corsetlessness?
Corsetlessness is a noun.
How do you pronounce corsetlessness?
Corsetlessness is pronounced /ˈkɔːsɪtləsˌnəs/ (UK).

Words near corsetlessness in the dictionary

  1. corsetiers
  2. corseting
  3. corsetière
  4. corsetières
  5. corsetless
  6. corsetlessness
  7. corsetlike
  8. corsetmaker
  9. corsetmakers
  10. corsetmaking
  11. corsetries

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