underbodice

[ uhn-der-bod-is ]

noun

1. a bodice worn under an outer bodice.

Word History and Origins

Origin of underbodice¹

First recorded in 1890–95; under- + bodice

Example Sentences

They crackled against the soft mauve ribbons of her underbodice.

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Full skirt is attached on elastic to china silk underbodice.

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Then, slipping two fingers into the aperture, she tore open her lace underbodice.

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She would sit in her underbodice, unhooked of them, sunk softly into herself, her hands stroking her tortured jacket of ribs and her breath flowing deeper.

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Upstairs Hazel coiled her hair, running her fingers through its bright lengths, as she had no comb, and turning in her underbodice to make it suit the low dress.

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