Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

corsage

/kɔɹˈsɑʒ/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.18 in modern English

Syllables: cor-sage
IPA: /kɔɹˈsɑʒ/

10

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

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

noun

The waist or bodice of a woman's dress.

noun

The size or shape of a person's body.

Obsolete

Example Sentences

"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."
"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."

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.

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /kɔɹˈsɑʒ/
British English: /kɔːˈsɑːʒ/

Usage

Obsolete

Inflected Forms

corsages (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

nosegay bouquet posy

Synonyms

bouquet posy nosegay

Rhymes With

garage massage raj barrage collage montage taj mirage entourage dressage

Questions

How do you pronounce corsage?: The recorded pronunciation is /kɔɹˈsɑʒ/.
What does corsage mean?: A small bouquet of flowers, originally worn attached to the bodice of a woman's dress.
Where does corsage come from?: 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.

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