basque

Noun

1. The part of a waistcoat etc. extending below the waist.
2. A woman's close-fitting bodice, underbodice, or corset having such a feature.
   • Will she be able to pull off the double act? Can she play the cosy tradwife and still be the sexpot in a basque? - 2025 August 30, Jo Ellison, “Taylor Swift is entering her conservative era”, in FT Weekend (Life & Arts...