BODICE

bodice

(noun) part of a dress above the waist

Source: WordNet® 3.1

---

Etymology

Noun

bodice (plural bodices)

(fashion) A sleeveless shirt for women, sometimes provided with detachable sleeves.

(fashion) Blouse; any shirt for women, particularly the upper part of a two-piece dress or European folk costume.

(fashion) The upper portion of a women's one-piece dress, equivalent to a shirt.

(fashion) Underbodice: an undershirt for women, (archaic) particularly a corset or other undershirt stiffened with whalebone.

Hyponyms

• (sleeveless shirt for women): jelick (Ottoman Turkish version); dudou (Chinese version); yem (Chinese version in Vietnamese contexts); angiya (Indian Muslim version); jumps (obsolete European version)

• (sleeved shirt for women): See blouse

• (undershirt for women): See underbodice

Meronyms

• (sleeveless shirt for women): plastron (decorated front area)

• (upper part of a dress): robing (decorative trim)

Anagrams

• ceboid

Source: Wiktionary

---

Bod"ice, n. Etym: [This is properly the plural of body, Oe. bodise a pair of bodies, equiv. to a bodice. Cf. Corset, and see Body.]

1. A kind of under waist stiffened with whalebone, etc., worn esp. by women; a corset; stays.

2. A close-fitting outer waist or vest forming the upper part of a woman's dress, or a portion of it. Her bodice half way she unlaced. Prior.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

---

Do you know this game?

Wordscapes is a popular word game consistently in the top charts of both Google Play Store and Apple App Store. The Android version has more than 10 million installs. This guide will help you get more coins in less than two minutes of playing the game. Continue reading Wordscapes: Get More Coins