bodice
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Boone’s design, patented in 1892, was narrow and curved, rather than wide and flat, allowing garments to be slipped over the board, and making it far easier to iron sleeves and contoured bodices.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 9, 2026
Think fewer ripped bodices, more compression socks — and all the sweeter for it.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 9, 2026
Popular styles include corseted bodices, high slits, feathered trains, detachable capes and beaded sleeves.
From BBC • Aug. 22, 2025
Models paraded down an arched corridor of the Musee des Arts Decoratifs in sheer, pastel dresses with elaborate sequin embellishments adorning the bodices, shoulders and skirts.
From Reuters • Jul. 5, 2023
I pulled out kirtles, caps, and bodices, the gilded prayer book and a cracked looking glass Gertrude had given me.
From "Ophelia" by Lisa Klein
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