corset
📖 Definitions
noun
A close-fitting undergarment, worn historically by women to
shape the body and make the waistline smaller.
verb tr.
To confine, control, or regulate strictly.
💬 Usage Examples
“[Graduate training is] ... corsetted or even thwarted in specific institutional contexts.” Andrew Colin Gow (ed.); Hyphenated Histories; Brill; 2007. “And the Special Investigations Bureau ...[is] not corsetted by the usual decorum.” Doug Anderson; Don’s the Dude; Sydney Morning Herald (Australia); Dec 1, 1997.