also: コサージ · コーサージュ · コーサージ · コルサージュ
noun
corsage; floral accessory worn on clothing
A small bouquet of flowers or decorative arrangement pinned to a dress, often worn at formal events like weddings or proms.
from French
卒業式でドレスにコサージュを付けた。
I wore a corsage on my dress at the graduation ceremony.
母の日のプレゼントに手作りのコサージュを贈った。
I gave a handmade corsage as a Mother's Day gift.
noun
Archaic use referring to the fitted upper part of a woman's dress. In modern Japanese, this meaning is rarely encountered outside historical or fashion-history contexts.
19世紀のドレスでは、コルサージュがウエストを細く見せる役割を果たした。
In 19th-century dresses, the bodice served to make the waist look slender.
Rare spelling closer to the original French 'corsage'.
Common variant without the final ュ.
Variant with long vowel コー.
From French 'corsage'. The variant spellings reflect different adaptations of the French pronunciation into Japanese.