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stays - What does it mean?

Definition of 'stays'

English

Noun

(head)
  • (plurale tantum) A corset.
  • * 1749 , Henry Fielding, Tom Jones , Folio Society 1973, p. 502:
  • Her face was whiter than snow, and her heart was throbbing through her stays .

    Verb

    (head)
  • (stay)
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