bodice

Related topics: Clothes

bod·ice /ˈbɒdɪs $ ˈbɑː-/ noun [countableC]

1. DCCthe part of a woman’s dress above her waist 连衣裙的上身

2. DCCa tight-fitting woman’s waistcoat, worn over a blouse in former times 〔旧时的〕女式紧身马甲

3. DCC old use a piece of a woman’s underwear that covers the upper part of her body 紧身女胸衣 SYN corset

Examples from the Corpus

bodice• The tightly fitting bodice was cut quite low over Comfort's small bosom.• Her long, graceful neck curved into the round, firm line of her bodice.• He sat back on to his knees and undid her bodice.• The cut-in bodice revealed her youthful, toned shoulders.• Three young women sat around the edges of the room; they looked bored and a little cold in their scanty bodices.• The women wear tight bodices over a long flowing skirt.

Origin bodice

(1500-1600) bodies, plural of body

单词	bodice
释义	bodice Related topics: Clothes bod·ice /ˈbɒdɪs $ ˈbɑː-/ noun [countableC] 1. DCCthe part of a woman’s dress above her waist 连衣裙的上身 2. DCCa tight-fitting woman’s waistcoat, worn over a blouse in former times 〔旧时的〕女式紧身马甲 3. DCC old use a piece of a woman’s underwear that covers the upper part of her body 紧身女胸衣 SYN corset Examples from the Corpus bodice• The tightly fitting bodice was cut quite low over Comfort's small bosom.• Her long, graceful neck curved into the round, firm line of her bodice.• He sat back on to his knees and undid her bodice.• The cut-in bodice revealed her youthful, toned shoulders.• Three young women sat around the edges of the room; they looked bored and a little cold in their scanty bodices.• The women wear tight bodices over a long flowing skirt. Origin bodice (1500-1600) bodies, plural of body
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