| Corsage | n. [ F. See Corset. ] 1. The waist or bodice of a lady's dress; as, a low corsage. 2. def>a flower or small arrangement of flowers worn by a person as a personal ornament. Typically worn by women on special occasions (as, at a ball or an anniversary celebration), a corsage may be worn pinned to the chest, or tied to the wrist. It is usually larger or more elaborate than a boutonniere. [ PJC ] |
| Corsair | n. [ F. corsaire (cf. It. corsare, corsale, Pr. corsari), LL. corsarius, fr. L. cursus a running, course, whence Sp. corso cruise, corsa cruise, coasting voyage, corsear to cruise against the enemy, to pirate, corsario cruising, a privateer authorized to cruise against the enemy. See Course. ] 1. A pirate; one who cruises about without authorization from any government, to seize booty on sea or land. [ 1913 Webster ] 2. A piratical vessel. [ 1913 Webster ] Barbary corsairs . . . infested the coast of the Mediterranean. Prescott. [ 1913 Webster ] 3. (Zool.) A Californian market fish (Sebastichthys rosaceus). [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ] |
