corsage
A small bouquet of flowers, originally worn attached to the bodice of a woman's dressA small bouquet of flowers, originally worn attached to the bodice of a woman's dress.
» Tom pinned a white corsage on Mary's dress.
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3 sensesA small bouquet of flowers, originally worn attached to the bodice of a woman's dress.
(historical)The waist or bodice of a woman's dress.
(obsolete)The size or shape of a person's body.
- an arrangement of flowers that is usually given as a present
Examples
2 sentencesTom pinned a white corsage on Mary's dress.
Do you like the corsage?
Translations
3 languagesOrigin
Borrowed from French corsage.Borrowed from French corsage.
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Forms
plural: corsagesSynonyms
3 synonymsWord family
3 related wordsSee also
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