bodice
Pronunciation: /ˈbɒdɪs/
The English word “bodice” has 5 meanings listed here.
noun
- A corset-like sleeveless overgarment for women, sometimes provided with detachable sleeves.
- A blouse; any shirt for women, particularly the upper part of a two-piece dress or similar European folk costume.
- The upper portion of a women's one-piece dress, equivalent to a shirt, sometimes specifically excluding the sleeves.
- An underbodice: an undershirt for women.
- Particularly a corset or other undershirt stiffened with whalebone.
Etymology
From bodies, plural of body (“upper part of a dress”).
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