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corsage

 
Dictionary: cor·sage   (kôr-säzh', -säj') pronunciation
n.
  1. A small bouquet of flowers worn at the shoulder or waist or on the wrist.
  2. The bodice or waist of a dress.

[Middle English, torso, from Old French, from cors, body, from Latin corpus.]


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IN BRIEF: A small bunch of flowers for wearing at the wrist or shoulder.

pronunciation The mothers of the bride and groom will each get a corsage to wear to the wedding.

Wikipedia: Corsage (bodice)
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Corsage refers to the bodice of a dress. In the 19th century, corsage was a common term for a woman's bodice or jacket.

In modern usage, corsage is often confused with a corset, but a corset is tighter. A bridal corset is often a corsage.

Originally, a bouquet of flowers, flower bud, or a bow was worn on the corsage between the breasts, hence the name corsage for a cluster of flowers worn on the breast, waist or wrist.

Recently, it is a cluster of flowers given to one's date at a prom or formal dance to wear on either a dress or a wrist.


Translations: Corsage
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Dansk (Danish)
n. - corsage, snøreliv, kjoleliv

Nederlands (Dutch)
corsage, lijf(je)

Français (French)
n. - fleur (portée au corsage), corsage

Deutsch (German)
n. - Mieder, Ansteckblume

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - κορσάζ, μπούστος, μπουκετάκι λουλουδιών που συνοδεύει γυναικεία αμφίεση

Italiano (Italian)
corpetto

Português (Portuguese)
n. - corpete (m), pequeno buquê (m) usado no ombro ou cintura

Русский (Russian)
корсаж

Español (Spanish)
n. - cuerpo (de un vestido), ramillete

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - klänningsliv, bröstbukett

中文(简体)(Chinese (Simplified))
胸部, 装饰的花束, 胸衣

中文(繁體)(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 胸部, 裝飾的花束, 胸衣

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 가슴 부분 조끼, 꽃 장식

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - コサージュ

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) زهرة أو باقه تزين صدر الفستان‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮צרור-פרחים, חזייה, חלק הבגד העליון‬


 
 

 

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