HyperDic: stays

English > 1 sense of the word *stays*:
NOUN	artifact	stays, corset, girdle	a woman's close-fitting foundation garment

stays > pronunciation
Sounds	stey'z
Rhymes	ablaze ... ways: 57 rhymes with eyz...

English > *stays*: 1 sense > noun 1, artifact
Meaning	A woman's close-fitting foundation garment.
Synonyms	corset, girdle
Narrower	panty girdle	A woman's undergarment that combines a girdle and panties
Broader	foundation garment, foundation	A woman's undergarment worn to give shape to the contours of the body
Spanish	cinto, corsé, cotilla, faja
Catalan	cotilla, faixa