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- verb Present participle of
corset .
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Examples
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By mid-November, the process of wrapping the branches, also known as corseting, begins.
The Rockefeller Center Christmas Tree Nancy Armstrong 2010
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"We see a broad credit crunch corseting many economies at once," Weinberg said.
Peter S. Goodman: No Secrets In America's Latest Economic Crisis: Weak Economies, Weak Leaders Peter S. Goodman 2011
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"We see a broad credit crunch corseting many economies at once," Weinberg said.
Peter S. Goodman: No Secrets In America's Latest Economic Crisis: Weak Economies, Weak Leaders Peter S. Goodman 2011
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One of his dresses can transform a silhouette with cut and drape rather than harsh corseting, (though sometimes there's a little help in there from a fabric called Powermesh).
The Perfect Dress Is a Loyal Friend Tina Gaudoin 2010
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Graham observed, also, that she neither wore nor needed corseting.
CHAPTER X 2010
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This instructor, and several others, had similar ideas about the Victorian era - that people didn't bathe, that women were all subjected to extreme corseting, that the clothing was so restrictive that women could hardly walk, that all women suffered ill health because of the clothing they wore.
Modest Active Wear 2009
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"We see a broad credit crunch corseting many economies at once," Weinberg said.
Peter S. Goodman: No Secrets In America's Latest Economic Crisis: Weak Economies, Weak Leaders Peter S. Goodman 2011
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Women are belting winter coats, corseting tent dresses, and slinging ropes around their hips.
The Tyranny of the Belt Christina Binkley 2012
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Despite widespread discussion of the physical harm caused by corseting, women of society and women of the streets tightly laced their bodies into undergarments that constricted their waists to produce the exaggerated silhouette au currant.
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Coco Chanel was inspired by this now legendary classic in the seaside town of Deauville, France, in 1913, when she shockingly encouraged women to ditch the restraining corseting of the day to be comfortable.
The Style Checklist Lloyd Boston 2010
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