[bod-is] 
| 1. | a usually fitted vest or wide, lace-up girdle worn by women over a dress or blouse, esp. a cross-laced, sleeveless outer garment covering the waist and bust, common in peasant dress. |
| 2. | the part of a woman's dress covering the body between the neck or shoulders and the waist. Compare waist (def. 4). |
| 3. | Obsolete. stays or a corset. |
| bod·ice (bŏd'ĭs) n.
[Alteration of bodies, pl. of body.] |
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