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bodice
The definition of a bodice is the part of a woman's dress above the waist, or a vest that often laces up.
(noun)A lace-up corset that a woman wears over her stomach and breast-area is an example of a bodice.
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See bodice in Webster's New World College Dictionary
noun
- the upper part of a woman's dress
- a kind of vest formerly worn over a blouse or dress by women or girls, usually laced in front
- Archaic a corset
Origin: altered < bodies, pl. of body, in obs. sense of “part of dress above the waist”
See bodice in American Heritage Dictionary 4
noun
- The fitted part of a dress that extends from the waist to the shoulder.
- A woman's laced outer garment, worn like a vest over a blouse.
- Obsolete A corset.
Origin:
Origin: Alteration of bodies
Origin: , pl. of body
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