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corsage

Syllabification: (cor·sage)
Pronunciation: /kôrˈsäZH, -ˈsäj/

Definition of corsage

noun

  • 1a spray of flowers worn pinned to a woman’s clothes.
  • 2the upper part of a woman’s dress.

Origin:

early 19th century (corsage (sense 2)): French, from Old French cors 'body', from Latin corpus

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