Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

anticorset

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: an-ti-corset
IPA

12

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

3

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Opposing the wearing of corsets.

Example Sentences

"From the Reverend Saltzmann, who offered a prize for the best anticorset essay in 1788, via Soemmerring's winning the award, via the burning of the corset by pan-Germanic student fraternities in 1817 […]"
"Alcott, quite possibly influenced by his female colleagues, embraced a women's issue when he urged the founding of anticorset societies, whose members "signed the pledge" not to wear them."
"The S-curve blunted the athleticism and mobility of the Gibson girl, and the obvious manipulation of the body necessary to create the S-curve silhouette was an easy target for anticorset agitation which defended the "natural" body."

Etymology

From anti- + corset.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: anti

Inflected Forms

more anticorset (comparative) most anticorset (superlative)

Questions

What does anticorset mean?: Opposing the wearing of corsets.
Where does anticorset come from?: From anti- + corset.

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