bodice (redirected from Pair of bodies)

bod·ice  (bds)

n.

1. The fitted part of a dress that extends from the waist to the shoulder.

2. A woman's laced outer garment, worn like a vest over a blouse.

3. Obsolete A corset.

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[Alteration of bodies, pl. of body.]

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bodice [ˈbɒdɪs]

n

1. (Clothing & Fashion) the upper part of a woman's dress, from the shoulder to the waist

2. (Clothing & Fashion) a tight-fitting corset worn laced over a blouse, as in certain national costumes, or (formerly) as a woman's undergarment

[originally Scottish bodies, plural of body]

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

bodice - part of a dress above the waist       dress, frock - a one-piece garment for a woman; has skirt and bodice plastron - the ornamental front of a woman's bodice or shirt top - a garment (especially for women) that extends from the shoulders to the waist or hips; "he stared as she buttoned her top"

Translations

bodice [ˈbɒdɪs] N [of dress] → canesú m

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bodice [ˈbɒdɪs] n → corsage m

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bodice

n

→ Mieder nt; (of dress also) → Oberteil nt

(= vest) → Leibchen nt

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bodice:

bodice ripper

n (inf) → schwülstiger historischer Film/Roman

bodice-ripping

adj attr (inf) bodice film/novel → schwülstiger historischer Film/Roman

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bodice [ˈbɒdɪs] n (of dress) → corpino, corpetto

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bodice

n bodice [ˈbodis]

the upper part of a woman's or child's dress The dress had an embroidered bodice. lyfie صَدْرُ فُسْتان корсаж živůtek overdel das Mieder το επάνω μέρος γυναικείου ή παιδικού ενδύματος corpiño pihik بالاتنۀ پیراهن yläosa corsage חֶלֶק עֶליוֹן בְּשִמלָה चोली, अंगिया steznik mellény bagian atas gaun upphlutur corpetto 女性用胴着 보디스 viršutinė suknelės dalis, liemenė ņieburs badan baju lijfje kjoleliv, snøreliv stanik, kaftanik, góra corpete corsaj лиф živôtik životek gornji deo haljine []liv, livstycke เสื้อท่อนบนของสตรี korsaj; korse 女用緊身胸衣 корсаж, ліф عورت یا بچے کے لباس کا اوپر والا حصہ ، چولی thân trên áo nữ 紧身围腰，女服的紧身胸衣