Corset vs. Corselet — What's the Difference?

A corset is a support garment commonly worn to hold and train the torso into a desired shape, traditionally a smaller waist or larger bottom, for aesthetic or medical purposes (either for the duration of wearing it or with a more lasting effect), or support the breasts. Both men and women are known to wear corsets, though this item was for many years an integral part of women's wardrobes.

In female clothing, a corselet or corselette is a type of foundation garment, sharing elements of both bras and girdles. It extends from straps over the shoulders down the torso, and stops around the top of the legs.

A woman's tightly fitting undergarment extending from below the chest to the hips, worn to shape the figure.

Also cors·let (kôrslĭt) Body armor, especially a breastplate.

A close-fitting undergarment, often reinforced by stays, worn to support and shape the waistline, hips, and breasts.

Also cor·se·lette (kôr′sə-lĕt) An undergarment that is a combination of a light corset and a brassiere.

A medieval outer garment, especially a laced jacket or bodice.

Armor for the body, for example a breastplate and backpiece taken together.

To enclose in or as if in a corset.

An entire suit of armor, made up chiefly of the breastplate and backpiece worn with a headpiece and with a gorget, pauldrons, vambraces, gauntlets, and tassets attached.

A woman's foundation garment, reinforced with stays, that supports the waistline, hips and bust.

A tight-fitting item of clothing which covers the body and not the limbs.

(historical) A tight-fitting gown or basque worn by both men and women during the Middle Ages.

A type of women's underwear, combining a bra and a girdle in one garment; a corselette.

A regulation that limited the growth of British banks' interest-bearing deposits.

(zoology) The thorax of an insect.

(transitive) To enclose in a corset; to wear a corset.

Armor for the body, as, the body breastplate and backpiece taken together; - also, used for the entire suit of the day, including breastplate and backpiece, tasset and headpiece.

(figuratively) To restrict or confine.

The thorax of an insect.

In the Middle Ages, a gown or basque of which the body was close fitting, worn by both men and women.

A piece of body armor for the trunk; usually consists of a breastplate and back piece

An article of dress inclosing the chest and waist worn (chiefly by women) to support the body or to modify its shape; stays.

To inclose in corsets.

A woman's close-fitting foundation garment

Dress with a corset