bodice

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Pronunciation

• (RP) IPA: /ˈbɒdɪs/
• (GA) IPA: /ˈbɑdɪs/

Noun

bodice (plural bodices)

1. (fashion) A sleeveless shirt for women, sometimes provided with detachable sleeves.
2. (fashion) Blouse; any shirt for women, particularly the upper part of a two-piece dress or European folk costume.
3. (fashion) The upper portion of a women's one-piece dress, equivalent to a shirt.
4. (fashion) Underbodice: an undershirt for women, (archaic) particularly a corset or other undershirt stiffened with whalebone.

Translations

• Italian: corpino

Translations

• French: corsage
• German: Mieder
• Italian: corpetto
• Spanish: corpiño

Translations

• French: corsage
• Italian: corpetto
• Portuguese: corpete
• Russian: корса́ж
• Spanish: jubón

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