A kind of under waist stiffened with whalebone, etc., worn
esp. by women; a corset; stays.
A close-fitting outer waist or vest forming the upper part
of a woman's dress, or a portion of it.
1. The condition of a slave; the state of entire subjection of one person to the will of another. Disguise thyself as thou wilt, still, slavery, said I, still thou art a bitter draught! S...
