0 a tight piece of underwear worn on the middle part of a woman's body to make her waist appear smaller, especially in the past --
1 a tight piece of underwear made from elastic material, worn in the past on the middle part of a woman’s body to make her waist appear smaller --
They discarded the corset, cut off their hair, and adopted bloomers!
The original object of the corset was to give greater prominence to the hips and abdomen.
Girls wear tight shoes, burdensome skirts, and corsets, all of which prove very injurious to their health.
Absent-mindedly she picked up her corsets, and, the weather being sultry, she fanned herself with them.
