Definitions for bodice
ˈbɒd ɪsbodice

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. bodicenoun

   part of a dress above the waist

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. bodicenoun

   An article of clothing for women, covering the body from the neck to the waist, lacking sleeves or with detachable sleeves.

2. bodicenoun

   A woman's blouse-like garment, especially with European folk dress.

3. bodicenoun

   The upper portion of a one- or two-piece dress, in distinction to the skirt and sleeves.

4. bodicenoun

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

5. Etymology: From bodies, plural of body

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Bodicenoun

   Stays; a waistcoat quilted with whalebone, worn by women.

   Etymology: from bodies.

   Her bodice halfway she unlac’d,
   About his arms she slily cast
   The silken band, and held him fast. Matthew Prior.

   This consideration should keep ignorant nurses and bodice makers from meddling. John Locke, on Education, § 11.

ChatGPTRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. bodice

   A bodice is the upper part of a woman's dress or outfit, covering the torso from neck to waist. It is often tailored precisely to fit the wearer and is usually distinguished from the skirt or trousers of the outfit. In historic clothing, a bodice was a stiffened garment designed to shape and support a woman's figure.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Bodicenoun

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

2. Bodicenoun

   a close-fitting outer waist or vest forming the upper part of a woman's dress, or a portion of it

WikidataRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Bodice

   A bodice, historically, is an article of clothing for women, covering the body from the neck to the waist. In modern usage it typically refers to a specific type of upper garment common in Europe during the 16th to the 18th century, or to the upper portion of a modern dress to distinguish it from the skirt and sleeves. The term comes from pair of bodies.

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Bodice

   bod′is, n. a woman's outer garment covering the waist and bust: the close-fitting waist or body of a woman's gown.

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1. ceboid

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of bodice in Chaldean Numerology is: 4

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of bodice in Pythagorean Numerology is: 2

Examples of bodice in a Sentence

1. Jean Lorrain:

   Polaire! The agitating and agitated Polaire! The tiny slip of a woman that you know, with the waist slender to the point of pain, of screaming out loud, of breaking in two, in a spasmically tight bodice, the prettiest slimness ...

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=bodice
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Bodice
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=bodice
4. ^ ChatGPT
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5. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bodice
6. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=bodice
7. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=bodice