korset

See also: corset, Korsett, and korsett

Cornish

Noun

korset m (plural korsettys)

1. corset

References

• Cornish-English Dictionary from Maga's Online Dictionary
• Akademi Kernewek Gerlyver Kernewek (FSS) Cornish Dictionary (SWF) (in Cornish), 2018, published 2018, page 222

Danish

Etymology 1

From French corset.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kɔrsɛt/, [kʰɒˈsɛd̥]

Noun

korset n (singular definite korsettet, plural indefinite korsetter)

1. corset

Inflection

Declension of korset

neuter gender	Singular		Plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	korset	korsettet	korsetter	korsetterne
genitive	korsets	korsettets	korsetters	korsetternes

Further reading

• “korset” in Den Danske Ordbog
• korset on the Danish Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^da

Etymology 2

See kors (“cross”) and korse (“to make the sign of the cross”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kɔrsət/, [ˈkʰɒsəd̥]

Noun

korset n

1. definite singular of kors

Verb

korset

1. past participle of korse

Dutch

Alternative forms

• corset (obsolete spelling)

Etymology

From French corset.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [kɔrˈsɛt]

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Noun

korset n or m (plural korsetten or korsets, diminutive korsetje n)

1. a corset, tight undergarment
2. a medieval precursor
3. (figuratively) a bothersome constraint, limitations

Synonyms

• (garment) rijglijf n
• (constraint) keurslijf n

Derived terms

• korsetbalein
• korsettenfabriek
• korsettenmaker m
• korsetpand n
• korsetstof
• korsetveter m
• korsetwelving
• korsettenwinkel m, korsetwinkel m
• (corsets by type) badkorset n or m, buikkorset n or m, gezondheidskorset n or m, lijfkorset n or m, reformkorset n or m

Anagrams

• orkest

Norwegian Bokmål

Noun

korset n

1. definite singular of kors

Norwegian Nynorsk

Noun

korset n

1. definite singular of kors

Swedish

Noun

korset

1. definite singular of kors

Anagrams

• eskort, korets, sektor