corsage — [ kɔrsaʒ ] n. m. • av. 1778; « buste » v. 1150; de l a. fr. cors → corps ♦ Vêtement féminin de tissu qui recouvre le buste. ⇒ 2. blouse, caraco, vx casaquin, chemisette, chemisier, guimpe. Corsage d un costume régional. Corsage à manches courtes … Encyclopédie Universelle
corsage — CORSAGE. s. m. La taille du corps humain depuis les épaules jusqu aux hanches. Beau corsage. Joli, gentil corsage. Haut de corsage. Le corsage délié. [b]f♛/b] Il se dit aussi Des chevaux. Ce cheval a un beau corsage … Dictionnaire de l'Académie Française 1798
corsage — Corsage. s. m. La taille du corps humain depuis les espaules jusqu aux hanches. Beau corsage. joli corsage. haut de corsage. elle a le corps beau, le corsage delié … Dictionnaire de l'Académie française
Corsage — Cor sage (k[^o]r s[asl]j), n. [F. See {Corset}.] 1. The waist or bodice of a lady s dress; as, a low corsage. 2. (k[^o]r*s[aum]zh ) a flower or small arrangement of flowers worn by a person as a personal ornament. Typically worn by women on… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Corsage — (pronounced /kɔrˈsɑːʒ/) refers to a bouquet of flowers worn on a woman s dress or worn around her wrist. Corsages are often worn by the mothers and grandmothers of the bride and groom at a wedding ceremony in some countries.[1] The flower… … Wikipedia
corsage — late 15c., size of the body, from O.Fr. cors body (see CORPSE (Cf. corpse)); the meaning body of a woman s dress, bodice is from 1818 in fashion plates translated from French; 1843 in a clearly English context. Sense of a bouquet worn on the… … Etymology dictionary
corsage — ► NOUN 1) a spray of flowers worn pinned to a woman s clothes. 2) the bodice of a woman s dress. ORIGIN French, from Old French cors body … English terms dictionary
corsage — [kôr säzh′, kôrsäj′] n. [Fr < OFr cors: see CORPS & AGE] 1. the bodice of a dress ☆ 2. a small bouquet for a woman to wear, as at the waist or shoulder … English World dictionary
corsage — (kor sa j ) s. m. 1° La taille ou le buste, depuis les hanches jusqu aux épaules. • Achille était haut de corsage, MALH. IV, 5. • Sa taille haute et droite et d un juste corsage, RÉGNIER Dial.. • Douce d humeur, gentille de corsage, LA… … Dictionnaire de la Langue Française d'Émile Littré
corsage — /kawr sahzh /, n. 1. a small bouquet worn at the waist, on the shoulder, on the wrist, etc., by a woman. 2. the body or waist of a dress; bodice. [1475 85; < MF: bodily shape (later: bust, bodice, corsage), equiv. to cors body ( < L corpus) + age … Universalium