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corsetry

corsetry noun: the collective noticeable portion of a corset. Also the alternative form of corsetery.

Noun

corsetry (usually uncountable, plural corsetries)

  1. (usually) The collective noticeable portion of a corset.
    • Henry puts his hands on my waist and expresses surprise at all the boning and corsetry under the silk.2003, Audrey Niffenegger, The Time Traveler's Wife, →ISBN, page 174

Also used as

corsetry is also the alternative form of corsetery.

Forms of corsetry

pluralcorsetries

Origin of corsetry

From corset + -ry.

Questions about corsetry

What does corsetry mean?
Corsetry means the collective noticeable portion of a corset.
What part of speech is corsetry?
Corsetry is a noun.
What is the plural of corsetry?
The plural of corsetry is corsetries.

Words near corsetry in the dictionary

  1. corsetlike
  2. corsetmaker
  3. corsetmakers
  4. corsetmaking
  5. corsetries
  6. corsetry
  7. corsets
  8. corsetted
  9. Corsetti
  10. corsetting
  11. Corsettis

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