corsage

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  1. noun A small bouquet of flowers worn at the shoulder or waist or on the wrist.
  2. noun The bodice or waist of a dress.

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  1. Middle English, torso, from Old French, from cors, body, from Latin corpus; see kwrep- in Indo-European roots.

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  1. from French corsage, bust, trunk, body, from Old French cors, body: see corse, corset, corpse.
 

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/kɔrˈsɑzh/
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