bodice

/หˆbษ’dษชs/

IPA: /B AA1 D IH0 S/

noun
  1. 1

    A sleeveless shirt for women, sometimes provided with detachable sleeves.

  2. 2

    Blouse; any shirt for women, particularly the upper part of a two-piece dress or European folk costume.

  3. 3

    The upper portion of a women's one-piece dress, equivalent to a shirt.

  4. 4

    Underbodice: an undershirt for women, particularly a corset or other undershirt stiffened with whalebone.

Source: https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/bodice