| 词汇 | corsets in literature |
| 词源 | corsets in literature. The Italian poet Petrarch pitied the cor- seted Renaissance women, most of whom wore corsets that could be tightened by turning a key. “Their bellies,” he once said, “are so cruelly squeezed that they suffer as much pain from vanity as the martyrs suffered for religion.” |
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