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bodice

[bod-is] / ˈbɒd ɪs /


NOUN
corset
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Booysen also had several outfit changes throughout the day, including a white mini dress with a sparkly bodice and feathered skirt for cutting the cake, and an off-the-shoulder satin look for later in the evening.

From BBC ● Jul. 22, 2026

The dress’ structured bodice gave way into tulle skirt, with the fabric’s warm tone contrasting Blunt’s dark red lip.

From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 21, 2026

“How beautiful she is in her shining raiment,” he rhapsodizes, “her birch-bark body, her sable bodice, her white cravat, her goffered ruff.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 23, 2026

The show opened with a series of violet, green and silver sequined tops in a 1920s style -- reproductions of a bodice designed by early 20th-century French designer Paul Poiret who Anderson namechecked as inspiration.

From Barron's ● Jan. 21, 2026

Above the waist, he wore the bodice of his lady-like costume; below it, he wore men's breeches and hose.

From "The Shakespeare Stealer" by Gary L. Blackwood




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