bodice
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++LDOCE 5++bod·ice /ˈbɒdɪs $ ˈbɑː-/ noun [countable] 1. DCCthe part of a woman’s dress above her waist 连衣裙的上身2. DCCa tight-fitting woman’s waistcoat, worn over a blouse in former times 〔旧时的〕女式紧身马甲3. DCC old use a piece of a woman’s underwear that covers the upper part of her body 紧身女胸衣 SYN corset
Examples from the Corpus
bodice• The tightly fitting bodice was cut quite low over Comfort's small bosom.• Her long, graceful neck curved into the round, firm line of her bodice.• He sat back on to his knees and undid her bodice.• The cut-in bodice revealed her youthful, toned shoulders.• Three young women sat around the edges of the room; they looked bored and a little cold in their scanty bodices.• The women wear tight bodices over a long flowing skirt.Origin bodice (1500-1600) bodies, plural of bodybod·ice nounChineseSyllable
of woman’s part the her waist above dress Corpus a
bodice
bod‧ice /ˈbɒdəs, ˈbɒdɪs $ ˈbɑː-/
noun [countable]
2. a tight-fitting woman’s WAISTCOAT, worn over a blouse in former times
3. old use a piece of a woman’s underwear that covers the upper part of her body
SYN corset
bod‧ice /ˈbɒdəs, ˈbɒdɪs $ ˈbɑː-/
noun [countable] Date: 1500-1600
Origin: bodies, plural of body
1. the part of a woman’s dress above her waistOrigin: bodies, plural of body
2. a tight-fitting woman’s WAISTCOAT, worn over a blouse in former times
3. old use a piece of a woman’s underwear that covers the upper part of her body
SYN corset