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noun
Armor for the body, for example a breastplate and backpiece taken together.
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noun
An entire suit of armor, made up chiefly of the breastplate and backpiece worn with a headpiece and with a gorget, pauldrons, vambraces, gauntlets, and tassets attached.
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A tight-fitting item of clothing which covers the body and not the limbs.
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A type of women's underwear, combining a bra and a girdle in one garment; a corselette.
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noun
The thorax of an insect.
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Topics: biology, natural-sciences, zoology
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a piece of body armor for the trunk; usually consists of a breastplate and back piece
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: corslet
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Broader terms: body armor, body armour, suit of armor, suit of armour, coat of mail, cataphract
History
From French corselet, from cors, an archaic spelling of corps (“body”).
Across languages
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