corselet

[ kawr-suh-let for 1; kawrs-lit for 2 ]

/ ˌkɔr səˈlɛt for 1; ˈkɔrs lɪt for 2 /

Also cor·se·lette. a woman's lightweight foundation garment combining a brassiere and girdle in one piece.

Also corslet. Armor.

Origin of corselet

1490–1500; < Middle French, equivalent to cors bodice, body + -elet -let

Saint George tore off his corselet, and exposed to view the green dragon on his bosom.

The Seven Champions of Christendom |W. H. G. Kingston
Come,” cried Saint James, “let us after the savage beasts, and win the corselet!

The Seven Champions of Christendom |W. H. G. Kingston
It was, in fact, a medieval corselet of finest steel mesh, capable of turning an elephant bullet.

Tutt and Mr. Tutt |Arthur Train
I will do it; but will wear the corselet and buckle on my sword.

Chit-Chat; Nirvana; The Searchlight |Mathew Joseph Holt

He is able to pierce a corselet with his eye; he talks like a knell, and his hum is a battery.

Essays sthetical |George Calvert

corselet

/ (ˈkɔːslɪt) /

a piece of armour for the top part of the body Also spelt: corslet

a one-piece foundation garment, usually combining a brassiere and a corset

C15: from Old French, from cors bodice of a garment, from Latin corpus body