corset

• Vêtement ou sous-vêtement ajusté, généralement renforcé par des baleines ou des bandes rigides, porté pour maintenir et modeler le torse, historiquement utilisé dans la mode féminine.

A close-fitting undergarment, typically reinforced with boning, worn to shape and support the torso, historically common in women's fashion.

1. B2formal

   A close-fitting undergarment worn to shape and support the torso, historically worn by women to achieve a narrow waist.

   Corset (vêtement)

   • She wore a corset under her Victorian gown.
   • The corset was tightly laced to create an hourglass figure.
   • Modern corsets are often used as fashion statements rather than for shaping.

   Synonymesbasquecorseletgirdle

2. Restrictive influenceC1formal

   Something that restricts or confines, often used metaphorically.

   Contrainte restrictive

   • The strict regulations acted as a corset on the company's growth.
   • He felt the corset of societal expectations tightening around him.
   • The budget constraints were a corset on their creative ambitions.

• Verbe signifiant habiller d'un corset ou munir d'un corset, et par extension contraindre fortement ou brider.

A verb meaning to fit or provide with a corset, or to restrict or confine tightly.

1. To fit with a corsetB2formal

   To dress or fit someone in a corset, a tight-fitting undergarment.

   Sangler d'un corset

   • The actress was corseted for her role in the historical film.
   • In the 19th century, women were often corseted from a young age.
   • She corseted herself tightly before the ball.

   Synonymeslace

2. To restrict or confineC1formal

   To restrict or limit something tightly, as if bound by a corset.

   Contraindre, brider

   • The new regulations corseted the company's financial freedom.
   • His creativity was corseted by strict academic rules.
   • The budget cuts corseted the department's ability to innovate.

   Synonymesbindconfineconstraingirdlelimitrestrainrestrictstraitjacket

   Antonymesfreeliberatereleaseunbind