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corsage
[ kawr-sahzh ]
noun
- a small bouquet worn at the waist, on the shoulder, on the wrist, etc., by a woman.
- the body or waist of a dress; bodice.
corsage
/ kɔːˈsɑːʒ /
noun
- a flower or small bunch of flowers worn pinned to the lapel, bosom, etc, or sometimes carried by women
- the bodice of a dress
Word History and Origins
Word History and Origins
Origin of corsage1
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Example Sentences
Today, corsages are an absolute prerequisite for anyone entering a church in the South.
Instead of a corsage, he brought me a plastic duck he'd stolen from a Chi Chi's restaurant.
She was dressed in a high-necked dress of black lace, and wore in her corsage a large circular ornament of diamonds and emeralds.
As Bristow had done, he touched her wrist, and then slipped his hand beneath her corsage so that it rested above her heart.
She wore a gown of gray gauze with bands of beaded and jeweled fringe at corsage and knees.
On one side a fall of lace extends from the centre of the corsage, and connects with the sleeves.
The cut of her corsage left bare her arms, shoulders and the rise of her breast, which seemed sculptured in the purest marble.
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