Etymology Corset
advertisement of corsets children, 1886
advertisement of corsets men, 1893
custom-fitted overbust corset made corsetière in 2006
the word corset derived old french word corps , diminutive of body, derives corpus—latin body. craft of corset construction known corsetry, general wearing of them. (the word corsetry used collective plural form of corset.) makes corsets corsetier or corsetière (french terms man , woman maker, respectively), or corsetmaker.
in 1828, word corset came general use in english language. word used in ladies magazine describe quilted waistcoat french called un corset. used differentiate lighter corset heavier stays of period.
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