Associations to the word «Corselet»

Wiktionary

CORSELET, noun. Armor for the body, as, the body breastplate and backpiece taken together.
CORSELET, noun. The entire suit of the day, including breastplate and backpiece, tasset and headpiece.
CORSELET, noun. A tight-fitting item of clothing which covers the body and not the limbs.
CORSELET, noun. A type of women's underwear, combining a bra and a girdle in one garment; a corselette.
CORSELET, noun. (zoology) The thorax of an insect.

Dictionary definition

CORSELET, noun. A piece of body armor for the trunk; usually consists of a breastplate and back piece.

Wise words

It is better wither to be silent, or to say things of more value than silence. Sooner throw a pearl at hazard than an idle or useless word; and do not say a little in many words, but a great deal in a few.
Pythagoras