corslet noun. ['kɔ:slɪt] Also corselet. L15.
[Old & mod. French, dim. of cors (mod. CORPS): see -LET.]
I.
1. a. Hist. A piece of armour covering the body, orig. from the head to the thighs, later just the upper trunk. L15.
b. A soldier wearing a corslet. L16-E18.

2. A usu. tight-fitting garment covering the trunk. E16.

3. = CORSELETTE. M20.

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4. The thorax or prothorax of an insect, esp. a beetle. M18.

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