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tightlacing

tightlacing noun: the practice of wearing a tightly-laced corset to modify one's figure and posture.

Noun

tightlacing (uncountable)

  1. The practice of wearing a tightly-laced corset to modify one's figure and posture.

Origin of tightlacing

From tight + lacing.

Questions about tightlacing

What does tightlacing mean?
Tightlacing means the practice of wearing a tightly-laced corset to modify one's figure and posture.
What part of speech is tightlacing?
Tightlacing is a noun.

Words near tightlacing in the dictionary

  1. tightish
  2. tightknit
  3. tightlaced
  4. tightlacer
  5. tightlacers
  6. tightlacing
  7. tightley
  8. tightlier
  9. tightliest
  10. tightlipped
  11. tightlippedness

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