corselet

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

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