corsage

noun

Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *krep-der. Proto-Italic *korpos Latin corpus Old French cors Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂tos Proto-Italic *-ātos Latin -ātus Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icus Latin -āticus Latin -āticum Old French -age Middle French -age French -age French corsagebor. English corsage Borrowed from French corsage.

1. The size or shape of a person's body.
2. The waist or bodice of a woman's dress.

   “She now selected a slinky garment, composed of what male writers call “some soft, clinging material,” with a corsage which outlined her figure and a skirt which waved tempestuously around her ankles.”

3. A small bouquet of flowers, originally worn attached to the bodice of a woman's dress.

   “Brody (Damian Lewis): Will you go to the prom with me? / Carrie: Do I get a corsage?”

   “Here, I got a corsage for you to give to Jenna. I don't know if kids still do corsages. I always got ones for Darius' girlfriends. This one is made with lilies.”