Girdle
Part of speech: verb
Definition: To gird, encircle, or constrain by such means. To kill or stunt a tree by removing or inverting a ring of bark.
Part of speech: noun
Definition: That which girds, encircles, or encloses; a circumference A belt; especially, a belt, sash, or article of dress encircling the body usually at the waist, often used to support stockings or hosiery. The zodiac; also, the equator. The line of greatest circumference of a brilliant-cut diamond, at which it is grasped by the setting. A thin bed or stratum of stone. The clitellum of an earthworm.
Example sentence: In every movie, there's always some physical thing that triggers the character for me. In 'The Long Walk Home,' it was the girdle. Every time I'd put that girdle on, I'd feel my character wiggle to life.
Corset
Part of speech: noun
Definition: A woman's foundation garment, reinforced with stays, that supports the waistline, hips and bust.
Part of speech: verb
Definition: To enclose in a corset; to wear a corset.To restrict or confine.
Example sentence: It would be nice to really shed the corsets.