Editing History of corsets (section)

==Etymology==
The English word corset is derived from the [[diminutive]] of the [[Old French]] word ''corps'', meaning "body," which itself derives from the Latin ''corpus''. The term "corset” was in use in the late 14th century, from the French "corset" which meant "a kind of laced bodice." The meaning of it as a "stiff supporting so constricting undergarment for the waist, worn chiefly by women to shape the figure," dates from 1795.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.etymonline.com/index.php?term=corset |title=Corset |publisher=Online Etymology Dictionary |access-date=6 November 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite book |last1=Hindley |first1=Alan |first2=Frederick W. |last2=Langley |first3=Brian J. |last3=Levy |title=Old French-English Dictionary |publisher=Cambridge University Press |year=2000 |isbn=978-0521345644}}</ref> The term "stays" was frequently used in English circa 1600 until the early twentieth century, and was used interchangeably with corset in the Renaissance.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://whitepavilion.com/articles/bodice-corset-stays |title=Bodice? Corset? Stays? |work=White Pavilion Clothiers |year=2014 |accessdate=6 November 2018 |archive-date=7 November 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181107145050/https://whitepavilion.com/articles/bodice-corset-stays |url-status=dead }}</ref> The term "jumps," deriving from the French word ''jupe'' "short jacket," referred to stays without boning, which were less structured and typically laced in the front.<ref name=":2" />