1
: a usually close-fitting and often laced medieval jacket
2
: a woman's close-fitting boned supporting undergarment that is often hooked and laced and that extends from above or beneath the bust or from the waist to below the hips and has garters attached
corseted; corseting; corsets
Examples of corset in a Sentence
Recent Examples on the Web
Elise Taylor, Vogue, 12 Apr. 2024
The journalist and philanthropist, 54, wore a revealing crimson corset dress to the White House state dinner on Wednesday, April 10.
—Lawrence Yee, Peoplemag, 11 Apr. 2024
Get your corsets ready, Bridgerton Season 3 is returning to Netflix for Season 3.
—Lexi Carson, Variety, 11 Apr. 2024
In pleather pants and a bustier corset top, Harlow truly could pass for her mother's twin, or maybe a mix of Nicole and her sister Sofia Richie Grainge.
—Elizabeth Logan, Glamour, 3 Apr. 2024
The capsule is designed with unisex fits in mind while having an expressive range of women’s pieces like a bodysuit, lace-up corset, a long catsuit, tank tops, bike shorts, and a bikini.
—Kerane Marcellus, Essence, 15 Mar. 2024
Vergara's corset top dialed up the sexiness to 11 with cutout details where the boning should be, which the actor toned down just a tad by styling it with a pair of office-appropriate wide-legged black slacks.
—Kathleen Walsh, Glamour, 27 Mar. 2024
Men were wearing corsets and short dresses with skinny trousers underneath–most women wore the latter, too.
—Shelby Ying Hyde, Vogue, 27 Mar. 2024
Emanuel added crystal appliques at the waist, while the corset itself was boned and fastened with black lacing.
—Leah Dolan, CNN, 21 Mar. 2024
Michelle Lee, Peoplemag, 10 Apr. 2024
Onscreen, as Elena, Winslet is coifed and practically corseted into form-fitting skirt suits, with lacquered fake nails.
—Susan Dominus, New York Times, 3 Mar. 2024
Tilbury’s sheer design included a peek at the celebrity makeup artist’s body suit corset underneath.
—Charna Flam, Peoplemag, 5 Dec. 2023
Bieber wore her more casual look during Saturday afternoon, walking in a semi-sheer white Frankies corset minidress with her friend Lori Harvey.
—Alyssa Bailey, ELLE, 26 July 2023
For that occasion, Robbie wore a shiny pink metal mesh Versace dress with a sweetheart neckline corset top.
—David Chiu, Peoplemag, 24 July 2023
For a Barbie event at the Museum of Contemporary Art in Sydney, Australia, the movie star wore a shiny pink metal mesh Versace dress with a sweetheart neckline corset top, which transformed at the waist into a flowy skirt that ended just above her knees.
—Kimberlee Speakman, Peoplemag, 30 June 2023
Shahidi’s stylist, Jason Bolden, helped select the JPG corset from the designer’s 2008 couture collection as an homage to Lagerfeld’s famous Chanel couture corsets from 1993, customizing the look with a pleated skirt and exaggerated hips.
—Madison Rexroat, ELLE, 2 May 2023
She’s distinguished by her blue jumpsuit, corset with a spider symbol, pilot’s cap and goggles, and four mechanical arms that come out of a harness on her back.
—Dan Gvozden, The Hollywood Reporter, 4 June 2023
Noun
Polina changed into a ballet-core corset dress by Ulyana Sergeenko Couture.
—Elise Taylor, Vogue, 12 Apr. 2024
The journalist and philanthropist, 54, wore a revealing crimson corset dress to the White House state dinner on Wednesday, April 10.
—Lawrence Yee, Peoplemag, 11 Apr. 2024
Get your corsets ready, Bridgerton Season 3 is returning to Netflix for Season 3.
—Lexi Carson, Variety, 11 Apr. 2024
In pleather pants and a bustier corset top, Harlow truly could pass for her mother's twin, or maybe a mix of Nicole and her sister Sofia Richie Grainge.
—Elizabeth Logan, Glamour, 3 Apr. 2024
The capsule is designed with unisex fits in mind while having an expressive range of women’s pieces like a bodysuit, lace-up corset, a long catsuit, tank tops, bike shorts, and a bikini.
—Kerane Marcellus, Essence, 15 Mar. 2024
Vergara's corset top dialed up the sexiness to 11 with cutout details where the boning should be, which the actor toned down just a tad by styling it with a pair of office-appropriate wide-legged black slacks.
—Kathleen Walsh, Glamour, 27 Mar. 2024
Men were wearing corsets and short dresses with skinny trousers underneath–most women wore the latter, too.
—Shelby Ying Hyde, Vogue, 27 Mar. 2024
Emanuel added crystal appliques at the waist, while the corset itself was boned and fastened with black lacing.
—Leah Dolan, CNN, 21 Mar. 2024
Verb
See All the Glamorous Looks from Last Night's Super-Starry Fashion Trust Awards in L.A.
Blair recently attended Vanity Fair’s Oscars afterparty on March 10, wearing a coral pink Sebastian Gunawan corset ball gown with a center cutout revealing the bow-like bustier.
—Michelle Lee, Peoplemag, 10 Apr. 2024
Onscreen, as Elena, Winslet is coifed and practically corseted into form-fitting skirt suits, with lacquered fake nails.
—Susan Dominus, New York Times, 3 Mar. 2024
Tilbury’s sheer design included a peek at the celebrity makeup artist’s body suit corset underneath.
—Charna Flam, Peoplemag, 5 Dec. 2023
Bieber wore her more casual look during Saturday afternoon, walking in a semi-sheer white Frankies corset minidress with her friend Lori Harvey.
—Alyssa Bailey, ELLE, 26 July 2023
For that occasion, Robbie wore a shiny pink metal mesh Versace dress with a sweetheart neckline corset top.
—David Chiu, Peoplemag, 24 July 2023
For a Barbie event at the Museum of Contemporary Art in Sydney, Australia, the movie star wore a shiny pink metal mesh Versace dress with a sweetheart neckline corset top, which transformed at the waist into a flowy skirt that ended just above her knees.
—Kimberlee Speakman, Peoplemag, 30 June 2023
Shahidi’s stylist, Jason Bolden, helped select the JPG corset from the designer’s 2008 couture collection as an homage to Lagerfeld’s famous Chanel couture corsets from 1993, customizing the look with a pleated skirt and exaggerated hips.
—Madison Rexroat, ELLE, 2 May 2023
She’s distinguished by her blue jumpsuit, corset with a spider symbol, pilot’s cap and goggles, and four mechanical arms that come out of a harness on her back.
—Dan Gvozden, The Hollywood Reporter, 4 June 2023
These examples are programmatically compiled from various online sources to illustrate current usage of the word 'corset.' Any opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback about these examples.
Articles Related to corset
Dictionary Entries Near corset
Cite this Entry
“Corset.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/corset. Accessed 23 Apr. 2024.
Copy CitationKids Definition
corset
1 of 2 noun
cor·set
ˈkȯr-sət 
: a woman's tight stiff undergarment worn to support or give shape to waist and hips
corset
2 of 2 verb
: to dress in or fit with a corset
Love words? Need even more definitions?
Merriam-Webster unabridged
Share