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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Corselet \Corse"let\ (k?rs"l?t), n. [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. (Zo["o]l.) The thorax of an insect.
From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]:
corselet
n : a piece of armor for the trunk; usually consists of a
breastplate and back piece [syn: {corslet}]
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