corsage
Americannoun
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a small bouquet worn at the waist, on the shoulder, on the wrist, etc., by a woman.
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the body or waist of a dress; bodice.
noun
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a flower or small bunch of flowers worn pinned to the lapel, bosom, etc, or sometimes carried by women
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the bodice of a dress
Etymology
Origin of corsage
1475–85; < Middle French: bodily shape (later: bust, bodice, corsage), equivalent to cors body (< Latin corpus ) + -age -age
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Explanation
A corsage is a small bouquet of flowers that can be worn on your wrist or pinned to your clothes. It's traditional for your prom date to give you a corsage. When your date to a fancy party or event presents you with a little bundle of flowers, you can call it a corsage. While corsages can be carried, they usually come with a pin or an elastic wrist band, so they can be worn. Sometimes bridesmaids or the mothers of the bride and groom wear corsages at a wedding. The French word means "bodice," the part of a dress to which a corsage is typically pinned.
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Example Sentences
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The morning suit was replaced with an electric-blue shiny suit featuring wide-leg trousers, complete with leopard-print shirt and corsage.
From BBC • May 11, 2025
A Queens high school student nicknamed Zlatko shared his budget for a new three-piece suit, shoes, ticket and corsage for his prom.
From Salon • Feb. 19, 2023
Kamlager-Dove’s mother bought her a silk corsage to wear for the oath of office on her first day of Congress.
From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 6, 2023
For Patterson, a senior at Frederick Douglass High School, the minute he placed the order for the corsage, the moment set in.
From Washington Post • Jun. 4, 2022
Tía made the corsage herself from flowers in our garden, and we took pictures of the whole thing in the yard.
From "Merci Suárez Changes Gears" by Meg Medina
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