Corset

Etymology
From corset.

Noun

 * 1) A woman's foundation garment, reinforced with stays, that supports the waistline, hips and bust.

Verb

 * 1)  To enclose in a corset; to wear a corset.
 * Mabel dreaded the upcoming ball and the preliminary corseting it would entail.
 * 1)  To restrict or confine.
 * "I will not remain corseted by your notions of what is and is not proper!" she exclaimed.

Derived terms

 * corsetry

Adjectives
armor-plated; confining; curve-restricting; corrective; breath-expelling; gusseted; hampering; health-destroying; torturing; ironclad; stout; tightly-laced.

Verbs
discard—; divest of—; encircle in—; fit—; lace—; loose—; pierce—; squeeze into—; tighten—; —binds; —covers;  —molds; —narrows; —protects; —shapes; —stiffens ; —smooths;  —strangles;  —straps ; —supports.

Thesaurus
advocate, alpenstock, arm, athletic supporter, back, backbone, backing, bandeau, bearer, bra, brace, bracer, bracket, brassiere, buttress, cane, carrier, cervix, corselet, crook, crutch, foundation garment, fulcrum, girdle, guy, guywire, jock, jockstrap, mainstay, maintainer, mast, neck, prop, reinforce, reinforcement, reinforcer, rest, resting place, rigging, shoulder, shroud, spine, sprit, staff, standing rigging, stave, stay, stays, stick, stiffener, strengthener, support, supporter, sustainer, upholder, walking stick

Noun

 * Chinese:
 * Mandarin: 緊身褡, 紧身褡
 * Croatian:
 * Czech:
 * Danish:
 * Dutch:
 * Esperanto: korseto
 * Finnish:
 * French:
 * German:
 * Greek:
 * Hebrew: מחוך (makhokh)


 * Hungarian:
 * Italian:
 * Japanese:
 * Norwegian:
 * Persian: شکمبند
 * Portuguese: espartilho
 * Russian: грация (grátsija), корсет
 * Serbian: steznik
 * Spanish:
 * Swedish:

Anagrams

 * coster
 * escort
 * rectos
 * scoter
 * scrote
 * sector
 * Tresco

Etymology
From cors: + -et:

Noun

 * 1) corset

Descendants

 * Spanish: