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Bodice

Webster's Dictionary

(1):

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

(2):

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

Bibliography Information
Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Bodice'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​web/​b/bodice.html. 1828.