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bodice

American  
[bod-is] / ˈbɒd ɪs /

noun

  1. a usually fitted vest or wide, lace-up girdle worn by women over a dress or blouse, especially a cross-laced, sleeveless outer garment covering the waist and bust, common in peasant dress.

  2. the part of a woman's dress covering the body between the neck or shoulders and the waist.

  3. Obsolete. stays or a corset.

bodice British  
/ ˈbɒdɪs /

noun

  1. the upper part of a woman's dress, from the shoulder to the waist

  2. a tight-fitting corset worn laced over a blouse, as in certain national costumes, or (formerly) as a woman's undergarment

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Etymology

Origin of bodice

1560–70; bodies, plural of body

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