bodice.
A corset-like sleeveless overgarment for women, sometimes provided with detachable sleeves.
Meaning & usage
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.
An underbodice: an undershirt for women. Particularly a corset or other undershirt stiffened with whalebone.
Where this word comes from
From bodies, plural of body (“upper part of a dress”).
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Last enriched 2026-09-10. Definitions are in English. Romanizations are shown when supplied by the source; syllable estimates are omitted for unsupported scripts.