bodice

Meanings

Plural: bodices

Noun

• part of a dress above the waist
• A corset-like sleeveless overgarment for women, sometimes provided with detachable sleeves.
• 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.
• Underbodice: an undershirt for women.
• Underbodice: an undershirt for women.
• Particularly a corset or other undershirt stiffened with whalebone.