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corsage

English

Etymology

Borrowed from French corsage.

Pronunciation

  • (UK) IPA(key): /k???s???/

Noun

corsage (plural corsages)

  1. (obsolete) The size or shape of a person's body.
  2. (now only historical) The waist or bodice of a woman's dress.
  3. A small bouquet of flowers, originally worn attached to the bodice of a woman's dress.
Translations

See also

  • nosegay
  • bouquet
  • posy

Anagrams

  • cargoes, socager

French

Etymology

From Old French cors (“body”) + -age.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /k??.sa?/

Noun

corsage m (plural corsages)

  1. (obsolete) body, torso
  2. (historical) bodice, corsage
  3. blouse, camisole; top

Descendants

  • ? English: corsage

Further reading

  • “corsage” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

corsage From the web:

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  • what corsage goes with a navy blue dress
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  • what corsage goes with a royal blue dress
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boutonniere

English

Alternative forms

  • boutonnière

Etymology

From French boutonnière.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /?bu?t?n?i??/, /?bu?t?n?j??/

Noun

boutonniere (plural boutonnieres)

  1. A small flower or bunch of flowers worn in a buttonhole or pinned to the lapel of a jacket.

Synonyms

  • buttonhole (flower)

Derived terms

  • boutonniere deformity

Translations

boutonniere From the web:

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  • boutonniere what does mean
  • what is boutonniere deformity
  • what causes boutonniere deformity
  • what color boutonniere should the groom wear
  • what is boutonniere deformity of finger
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