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
AAT
3000210582
12yrs ago
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