Bodice Definition

bŏdĭs
noun
The upper part of a woman's dress.
Webster's New World
A kind of vest formerly worn over a blouse or dress by women or girls, usually laced in front.
Webster's New World
A corset.
Webster's New World

Other Word Forms of Bodice

Noun

Singular:
bodice
Plural:
bodices

Origin of Bodice

  • From bodies, plural of body (“upper part of a dress”)

    From Wiktionary

  • Alteration of bodies pl. of body

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

Bodice Sentence Examples

  • She glanced down at the straining bodice and made a face.

  • The upper classes wear a sleeved polka jacket instead of the bodice.

  • Country Parsis in villages wear a tight-fitting sleeveless bodice, and trousers of coloured cloth.

  • She was a vision, wearing a pale taupe nightgown with a lace bodice.

  • She leaned her head back on his shoulder and released a deep contented sigh, smiling as his hands released hers and lifted to her bodice.

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Words Starting With

BBOBOD

Words Ending With

ECEICE

Unscrambles

bodice

Words Starting With B and Ending With E

Starts With B & Ends With EStarts With BO & Ends With EStarts With B & Ends With CE

Word Length

6 Letter Words6 Letter Words Starting With B6 Letter Words Ending With E