corselet

• corcelet
• corselette
• corslet

From French corselet, from cors, an archaic spelling of corps (“body”).

• (UK) IPA^(key): /ˈkɔːslət/

corselet (plural corselets)

1. Armor for the body, as, the body breastplate and backpiece taken together.
2. The entire suit of the day, including breastplate and backpiece, tasset and headpiece.
   • 1786, Francis Grose, A Treatise on Ancient Armour and Weapons, page 21:

     Strictly speaking, the word corcelet meant only that part which covered the body, but was generally used to express the whole suit, under the terms of a corselet furnished, or complete.

3. A tight-fitting item of clothing which covers the body and not the limbs.
4. A type of women's underwear, combining a bra and a girdle in one garment; a corselette.
5. (zoology) The thorax of an insect.
   • 1897, Henry James, What Maisie Knew:

     With the added suggestion of her goggles it reminded her pupil of the polished shell or corslet of a horrid beetle.

• Electors, corelets, electors, electros, selector

Diminutive form of Old French cors.

• IPA^(key): /kɔʁ.sə.lɛ/

corselet m (plural corselets)

1. corselet (garment)
2. (zoology) corselet, thorax

• “corselet” in le Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).