bodice
bodice
noun
noun
- the part of a woman's dress (excluding sleeves) which is above the waist
女连衣裙上身（不包括袖子）
■a woman's undergarment for this part of the body, like a vest
（类似背心的）女紧身胸衣
- mid 16th cent. (originally bodies): plural of body,retaining the original pronunciation. The term probably first denoted an undergarment, then known as a pair of bodice, although this sense is not recorded until the early 17th cent
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