Nike /nike/ [1 syll.] as a girls' name is pronounced NYE-kee. It is of Greek origin, and the meaning of Nike is victory.Greek mythology: name of the goddess of victory. Names such as Berenice, Veronica, Nicole, Nicola and Nicholas contain elements derived from Nike.In modern times, the name of a popular athletic shoe.ike /nike/ [1 syll.] as a girls' name is pronounced NYE-kee. It is of Greek origin, and the meaning of Nike is victory. Greek mythology: name of the goddess of victory.
Report Abuse. By definition a corset is a garment worn to mold and shape the torso into a desired shape for aesthetic or medical purposes (either for the duration of wearing it, or with a more lasting effect). they do not have stretch to them, good quality corsets have steel (spring and/or spiral) bones.ubmit. Â· just now. Report Abuse. You have yourself a basque there. A corset also does up at the back and is used to pull the waist in with strong bones, not the flexible things you probably have in your basque.
The first and best known example of a 16th century corset is the German pair of bodies buried with Pfaltzgrafin Dorothea Sabine von Neuberg in 1598. This corset is shown in detail on page 47 and 112-113 of Janet Arnold's Patterns of Fashion 1560-1620 and in Jutta Zander-Seidel's book Textiler Hausrat.