corselet
French, noun/kɔʁ.sə.lɛ/
corselet is spelled C-O-R-S-E-L-E-T (8 letters) and appears about once in every 26 million words in written French, the 164,661st most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Corselet is a French masculine noun meaning “corselet (garment)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Cuirasse que portaient certaines troupes”.
What does corselet mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculinecorselet (garment)
- 2
masculinecorselet, thorax
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Cuirasse que portaient certaines troupes. 2. Sorte de corsage qui se ferme par le devant et qui est serré à la taille. 3. Partie du corps des insectes ou crustacés qui est située entre la tête et le ventre et qui supporte la première paire de pattes.
The definition in the French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), in French.
Source: French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of corselet
- corselets plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce corselet?
- /kɔʁ.sə.lɛ/
- \kɔʁ.sə.lɛ\
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is corselet in French?
corselet appears about once in every 26 million words in written French.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).