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Definition of corset. 1  1 : a usually close-fitting and often laced medieval jacket. 2  2 : a woman's close-fitting boned supporting undergarment that is often hooked and laced and that extends from above or beneath the bust or from the waist to below the hips and has garters attached.
The corselet was originally a piece of armor, covering the torso; the origin of the English word comes from cors, an Old French word meaning bodice. The corselet as an item of women's clothing began to gain traction in 1914, as a substitute for wearing two separate pieces (a bra with either a girdle or a corset).