corselet

Meaning

1. Armor for the body, for example a breastplate and backpiece taken together.
2. An entire suit of armor, made up chiefly of the breastplate and backpiece worn with a headpiece and with a gorget, pauldrons, vambraces, gauntlets, and tassets attached.
3. A tight-fitting item of clothing which covers the body and not the limbs.
4. A type of women's underwear, combining a bra and a girdle in one garment; a corselette.
5. The thorax of an insect.

Synonyms

armour

corset

stays

corslet

cuirass

breastplate

armor

sheeting

shield

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thorax

defensive covering

plate armor

armature

corslet-man

chest

coat of mail

harness

mail

plate armour

sheathing

Translations

thorax

combiné

Harnisch

Panzer

Panzerung

Rüstung

θώρακας

Korselett

πανοπλία

μικρός θώρακας

μικρός στηθόδεσμος

στηθόδεσμος

armure

Küraß

cuirassa

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈkɔːslət/

Etymology

From French corselet, from cors, an archaic spelling of corps (“body”).