Editing Corset (section)

==Etymology==
The word ''corset'' is a diminutive of the [[Old French]] word ''cors'' (meaning "body", and itself derived from the [[Latin]] ''[[wikt:corpus|corpus]]''): the word therefore means "little body". The craft of corset construction is known as ''[[corsetry]]'', as is the general wearing of them. (The word ''corsetry'' is sometimes also used as a collective plural form of corset). Someone who makes corsets is a [[corsetmaker|''corsetier'' or ''corsetière'']] (French terms for a man and for a woman maker, respectively), or sometimes simply a ''[[corsetmaker]]''.

In 1828, the word corset came into general use in the English language. The word was used in ''The Ladies Magazine''<ref>{{Cite web|title=The Lady's Magazine {{!}} British magazine|url=https://www.britannica.com/topic/The-Ladys-Magazine|access-date=2020-10-14|website=Encyclopedia Britannica|language=en}}</ref> to describe a "quilted waistcoat" that the French called ''un corset.'' It was used to differentiate the lighter corset from the heavier stays of the period.