Corset

(noun.) a woman's close-fitting foundation garment.

(verb.) dress with a corset.

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• By some means his brother sold one of his machines to Mr. William Thomas, a corset maker of London, and Howe was induced to go there to make stays, and his machines. 威廉·亨利·杜利特. 世纪发明.
• He showed it to a man named William Thomas, who became interested in it, offered $1,250 for it, and also offered to employ Elias Howe in his business of umbrella and corset maker. 鲁伯特·萨金特·荷兰. 历史性发明.
• The apparatus required is, first, a kind of iron corset, for which the performer doing this trick must be properly measured and accurately fitted with it, according to his or her size and build. 威廉K.戴维. 智者、化学家和伟大医生的秘密.
• This corset is strapped upon the body, and attached to it is a rod passing down the right side from beneath the arm, almost to the right knee. 威廉K.戴维. 智者、化学家和伟大医生的秘密.
• Their female costume became astonishingly modern in style; their women wore corsets and flounced dresses. 赫伯特·乔治·威尔斯. 世界史纲.
• Well, I can only say that if they'd been mortals and had to wear corsets, it would have been better for them. 伊迪丝·华顿. 快乐之家.
• There are patents for belts without number, for electric gloves, rings, bracelets, necklaces, trusses, corsets, shoes, hats, combs, brushes, chairs, couches, and blankets. Edward W. Byrn. 十九世纪发明进展.

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