1.
[syn: bouquet, corsage, posy, nosegay]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Corsage \Cor"sage\ (k[^o]r"s[asl]j), n. [F. See Corset.]
1. The waist or bodice of a lady's dress; as, a low corsage.
2. (k[^o]r*s[aum]zh") 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]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
corsage
n 1: an arrangement of flowers that is usually given as a
present [syn: bouquet, corsage, posy, nosegay]
Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0:
20 Moby Thesaurus words for "corsage":
blouse, bodice, boughpot, bouquet, boutonniere, buttonhole,
chaplet, dickey, festoon, flower arrangement, garland, lei, linen,
nosegay, posy, shift, shirt, spray, waist, wreath