corset

/หˆkษ”ห(ษน).sษชt/

IPA: /K AO1 R S AH0 T/

noun
  1. 1

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

  2. 2

    A tight-fitting gown or basque worn by both men and women during the Middle Ages.

  3. 3

    A regulation that limited the growth of British banks' interest-bearing deposits.

verb
  1. 1

    To enclose in a corset; to wear a corset.

    โ€œMabel dreaded the upcoming ball and the preliminary corseting it would entail.โ€

  2. 2

    To restrict or confine.

    โ€œ"I will not remain corseted by your notions of what is and is not proper!" she exclaimed.โ€

Source: https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/corset