bodice

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Noun

1. 1
   A corset-like sleeveless overgarment for women, sometimes provided with detachable sleeves.
2. 2
   A blouse; any shirt for women, particularly the upper part of a two-piece dress or similar European folk costume.
3. 3
   The upper portion of a women's one-piece dress, equivalent to a shirt, sometimes specifically excluding the sleeves.
4. 4
   An underbodice: an undershirt for women.
5. 5
   An underbodice: an undershirt for women: Particularly a corset or other undershirt stiffened with whalebone.