Category details
Categorycorsets
Alternative termscorset
SourceArt & Architecture Thesaurus
Overview
Smoothly fitted undergarments extending from or below the bust down to the waist or below, stiffened by strips of steel or whalebone, or with casing for a busk, sometimes limbered by elastic goring, sometimes tightened by lacing, and fastened by hooks. Worn by women for support and molding of the figure including the ribcage and possibly the hips.