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Webster 1913 Edition


Corselet

Corse′let

(k?rs′l?t)
,
Noun.
[F., dim. of OF.
cors
. F.
corps
, body. See
Corse
.]
1.
Armor for the body, as, the body breastplate and backpiece taken together; – also, used for the entire suit of the day, including breastplate and backpiece, tasset and headpiece.
2.
(Zool.)
The thorax of an insect.

Webster 1828 Edition


Corselet

CORSELET

,
Noun.
1.
A little cuirass, or an armor to cover the body for protection, worn formerly by pike-men.
2.
[See Corcelet.]

CORSELET

,
Verb.
T.
To encircle with a corselet.