Definition of Corsage

1. Noun. An arrangement of flowers that is usually given as a present.

Exact synonyms: Bouquet, Nosegay, Posy
Generic synonyms: Floral Arrangement, Flower Arrangement

Definition of Corsage

1. n. The waist or bodice of a lady's dress; as, a low corsage.

Definition of Corsage

1. Noun. (obsolete) The size or shape of a person's body. ¹

2. Noun. (obsolete except historical) The waist or bodice of a lady's dress. ¹

3. Noun. A small bouquet of flowers, originally worn attached to the bodice of a woman's dress. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Corsage

1. a small bouquet of flowers [n -S]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Corsage

corruptness
corruptnesses
corruptor
corruptors
corruptress
corruptresses
corrupts
corruscate
corruscated
corruscates
corruscating
corruscation
cors
corsac
corsacs
corsage (current term)
corsages
corsair
corsairs
corselet
corselets
corselette
corselettes
corsepresent
corsepresents
corses
corset
corseted
corsetiere
corsetieres

Literary usage of Corsage

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. A Vers de Société Anthology by Carolyn Wells (1907)
"A corsage BOUQUET MYRTILLA, to-night, Wears Jacqueminot roses, She's the loveliest sight! Myrtilla to-night:— Correspondingly light My pocket-book closes. ..."

2. The royal phraseological English-French, French-English dictionary by John Charles Tarver (1853)
"Le corsage d'une robe, the boddice, the body of a dress. Le corsage du cheval, du cerf, the body of the horse, of the stag. ..."

3. The Home Book of Verse, American and English, 1580-1912 by Burton Egbert Stevenson (1912)
"A corsage BOUQUET MYRTILLA, to-night, Wears Jacqueminot roses. She's the loveliest sight! Myrtilla to-night:— Correspondingly light My pocket-book closes. ..."

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