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Definition of: corselet
(kôrs′lit for defs. 1, 2; kôrs′sə·let′ for def. 3)
1. The complete armor of a soldier; also a breastplate.
2. Zool. The thorax of an arthropod.
3. A light corset, usually without stays, worn by women. Also cors′let. [<MF, double dim. of cors body. See CORPSE.]
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