About The Word Bodice
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Bodice
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What's The Definition Of Bodice?
[n] part of a dress above the waist
Synonyms | Synonyms for Bodice: Related Terms | Find terms related to Bodice: See Also | dress | frock | top Bodice In Webster's Dictionary \Bod"ice\, n. [This is properly the plural of body, Oe.
bodise a pair of bodies, equiv. to a bodice. Cf. {Corset},
and see {Body}.]
1. A kind of under waist stiffened with whalebone, etc., worn
esp. by women; a corset; stays.
2. A close-fitting outer waist or vest forming the upper part
of a woman's dress, or a portion of it.
Her bodice half way she unlaced. --Prior.
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