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Corsets

Scope note

Smoothly fitted undergarments extending from or below the bust down to the waist or below, stiffened by strips of steel or whalebone, or with casing for a busk, sometimes limbered by elastic goring, sometimes tightened by lacing, and fastened by hooks. Worn by women for support and molding of the figure including the ribcage and possibly the hips. NMAHDC

Term type

AAT

Getty AAT term number

3000210582

Narrower Terms used

stays (corsets)

Term used for

corps (corsets)

Equivalent Terms used

corset

Created

13yrs ago

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