corselet
- Noun. Armor for the body, as, the body breastplate and backpiece taken together.
- Noun. Also used for the entire suit of the day, including breastplate and backpiece, tasset and headpiece.
- Noun. A type of women's underwear, combining a bra and a girdle in one garment; a corselette.
- Noun. (zoology) The thorax of an insect.
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