Definition
Plural of corsage; small bouquets of flowers worn on the shoulder or wrist, typically at formal events.
Etymology
From French 'corsage' (bodice of a dress), derived from Old French 'cors' (body). The flower meaning developed because these bouquets were pinned to the bodice of dresses at formal occasions.
Kelly Says
Corsages hit peak popularity in the 1950s when they were practically required at proms—there was an entire social ritual around asking someone to prom and presenting them with a corsage. Some high schools still do this today!
Translations
AMአማርኛ
CORSAGES
kor-sa-zh
ARالعربية
كُرْسَاج
kur-sa-j
CACatalà
corsages
kor-sa-zh
CSČeština
corsages
kor-sa-zh
DADansk
corsages
kor-sa-zh
DEDeutsch
Corsagen
kor-sah-gen
ELΕλληνικά
corsages
kor-sa-zh
ESEspañol
corsajes
kor-sa-hes
FAفارسی
corsages
kor-sa-zh
FISuomi
corsages
kor-sa-zh
FRFrançais
corsages
kor-sah-zh
HEעברית
corsages
kor-sa-zh
HIहिन्दी
कोर्सेज
kor-sa-j
HUMagyar
corsages
kor-sa-zh
IDBahasa Indonesia
corsages
kor-sa-zh
ITItaliano
corsaggi
kor-sa-ggi
MSBahasa Melayu
corsages
kor-sa-zh
MYမြန်မာ
corsages
kor-sa-zh
NLNederlands
corsages
kor-sa-zh
NONorsk
corsages
kor-sa-zh
PLPolski
corsages
kor-sa-zh
PTPortuguês
corsagens
kor-sa-jens
RORomână
corsages
kor-sa-zh
RUРусский
corsages
kor-sa-zh
SVSvenska
corsages
kor-sa-zh
SWKiswahili
corsages
kor-sa-zh
TAதமிழ்
கோர்சேஜ்
ko-r-sa-j
TEతెలుగు
కోర్సేజ్
ko-r-sa-j
TRTürkçe
corsages
kor-sa-zh
UKУкраїнська
corsages
kor-sa-zh
URاردو
corsages
kor-sa-zh
VITiếng Việt
corsages
kor-sa-zh