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单词 bodice
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Definition of bodice in English:

bodice

noun ˈbɒdɪsˈbɑdəs
  • 1The close-fitting upper part of a dress, covering the chest and back above the waist.

    Example sentencesExamples
    • Both dresses employed exquisite embroidery work at the bodice and had long sleeves with lace.
    • She was still dressed in the bodice of the gown, the remaining fabric clinging to her due to a thin mist of sweat.
    • The dress was tight at the waist and the bodice was decorated with black lace from the waistline up to the low neckline.
    • They wore ivory duchess satin dresses with embroidered bodices and crystal tiaras.
    • She came behind the screen and laced the bodice of the dress.
    • Today, she had chosen a modest blue dress with tiny bits of lace at the bodice, sleeves, and hem.
    • Women's attire consists of solid-colored or polka-dot dresses with tightly fitted bodices and flounced skirts and sleeves.
    • Georgian women wear long, floor-length gowns, with a tight bodice and long sleeves ending at the waist.
    • Hazel wore a medieval-styled dress with a gold-braced bodice, gold chiffon sleeves and a gold train.
    • Women wear full black dresses with embroidered bodices and lace bonnets.
    • Hats and boots and long dresses and laced bodices.
    • I pulled away the belt that was crossed across the bodice of my shift dress, and tugged the shift over my head.
    • The dress was a dark cerise velvet, tight over the bodice and in the sleeves, before flaring out into a luxurious skirt with as many intricate gold stitches and folds as the sea has waves.
    • The bodice of the dress had a low square neckline and came to a V at the back.
    • The bride wore an ivory strapless satin dress with a sweetheart bodice, shoulder-length veil, full skirt and long train embroidered with baby pearls and sequins.
    • Somehow I had ended up on the floor, sputtering and crying, the whole bodice of my dress no longer attached to the sleeves revealing the bodice of my under garments.
    • Though he still retained his broad shoulders and flat pectorals, curves had been created by a tightly laced corset and the bodice of a blue dress with thick brocade.
    • Her dress was white, the bodice and waist tight, the skirt flaring and settling loosely around her.
    • She finished her meal and changed again into fresh undergarments and a deep claret-colored full dress with a low-cut bodice and tight sleeves.
    • The dress had an embroidered bodice that was light purple with white embroidered butterflies that were defiantly doing something eldritch.
    1. 1.1historical A sleeveless, close-fitting waist-length garment, typically lacing up in the front, worn over a dress or blouse or as underwear.
      Example sentencesExamples
      • Police this week revealed a corset-style bodice found in Milly's bedroom may have been worn or handled by her killer.
      • Both made her heart squeeze tighter, even as she drew the underskirts over her head and tied the laces in the front of the bodice.
      • Bows of all types from embroidered bows on necklines to traditional tied bows on corset style bodices will feature often, especially in knits.
      • So Sibyl proceeded to begin undoing her bodice and chemise.
      • So sleepily had Chloe's thoughts turned that it was only when Agatha was tying the last strings of her bodice when she remembered that she was to go on a quest with Sir Alaric that day.
      • The bodice was corseted and tied all the way down the front with black ribbon and it was separated enough just to show a little bit of skin.
      • The bodice was corseted with thick, black ribbon and the sleeves were split and bunched at the elbows with matching ribbon.
      • She ordered her dream bodice and corset outfit in March, and was expecting it to arrive from Australia at the end of July.
      • With a funny little sigh that was half a laugh, he moved on to the buttons along the front of my bodice, fingers stumbling over them as if he'd rather be undoing them rather than buttoning them up.
      • Tight black bodices were laced up the front, and the necklines were very low.
      • The bodice laced up in the front with cream-colored ribbon, which tied off at the waist.
      • She'd spent countless hours in front of the sewing machine with Jeri, piecing together her corseted bodice and matching skirts.
      • It was of solid light blue silk, with an embroidered panel along the front of the bodice.
      • Laya tugged at the strings of her bodice tightly, scowling.
      • In the ‘Pelt’ paintings, Finley airily outlined bodices, thongs, brassieres, garter belts and fasteners.
      • At the bottom of the trunk she found a set of white undergarments including lacy petticoats and a full corseted bodice.
      • His hands wandered up and down her back, until one went slowly around to her front, and began slowly unlacing her bodice.
      • He moved his hands underneath her shirt quickly pulling it over her head revealing a black silk bodice.
      • Ribbons and lace bedecked the front of the satin bodice, with nothing but a little lace around the legs and a big bow in the back for a skirt.
      • The boned bodice and corset are becoming increasingly popular and can be found in many local shopping malls.

Origin

Mid 16th century (originally bodies): plural of body, retaining the original pronunciation. The term probably first denoted an undergarment, then known as a pair of bodice, although this sense is not recorded until the early 17th century.

  • The original form of bodice was bodies, the plural of body (Old English). This referred to an item of clothing for the upper body from the mid 16th century, when the pronunciation of bodies would have been like that of bodice. A similar thing happened with dice, which is in origin the plural of die. A bodice ripper is a sexy romantic novel with a historical setting, often having a cover featuring a woman with revealingly torn clothes swooning in the arms of a masterful man. The term was not used until the start of the 1980s.

Rhymes

goddess
 
 

Definition of bodice in US English:

bodice

nounˈbɑdəsˈbädəs
  • 1The close-fitting upper part of a dress, covering the chest and back above the waist.

    Example sentencesExamples
    • Georgian women wear long, floor-length gowns, with a tight bodice and long sleeves ending at the waist.
    • Women's attire consists of solid-colored or polka-dot dresses with tightly fitted bodices and flounced skirts and sleeves.
    • I pulled away the belt that was crossed across the bodice of my shift dress, and tugged the shift over my head.
    • Women wear full black dresses with embroidered bodices and lace bonnets.
    • The dress was a dark cerise velvet, tight over the bodice and in the sleeves, before flaring out into a luxurious skirt with as many intricate gold stitches and folds as the sea has waves.
    • They wore ivory duchess satin dresses with embroidered bodices and crystal tiaras.
    • Somehow I had ended up on the floor, sputtering and crying, the whole bodice of my dress no longer attached to the sleeves revealing the bodice of my under garments.
    • The dress was tight at the waist and the bodice was decorated with black lace from the waistline up to the low neckline.
    • She came behind the screen and laced the bodice of the dress.
    • The bride wore an ivory strapless satin dress with a sweetheart bodice, shoulder-length veil, full skirt and long train embroidered with baby pearls and sequins.
    • Hats and boots and long dresses and laced bodices.
    • The dress had an embroidered bodice that was light purple with white embroidered butterflies that were defiantly doing something eldritch.
    • Today, she had chosen a modest blue dress with tiny bits of lace at the bodice, sleeves, and hem.
    • Hazel wore a medieval-styled dress with a gold-braced bodice, gold chiffon sleeves and a gold train.
    • Her dress was white, the bodice and waist tight, the skirt flaring and settling loosely around her.
    • The bodice of the dress had a low square neckline and came to a V at the back.
    • Both dresses employed exquisite embroidery work at the bodice and had long sleeves with lace.
    • She finished her meal and changed again into fresh undergarments and a deep claret-colored full dress with a low-cut bodice and tight sleeves.
    • She was still dressed in the bodice of the gown, the remaining fabric clinging to her due to a thin mist of sweat.
    • Though he still retained his broad shoulders and flat pectorals, curves had been created by a tightly laced corset and the bodice of a blue dress with thick brocade.
    1. 1.1historical A sleeveless, close-fitting waist-length garment, typically lacing up in the front, worn over a dress or blouse or as underwear.
      Example sentencesExamples
      • The boned bodice and corset are becoming increasingly popular and can be found in many local shopping malls.
      • So Sibyl proceeded to begin undoing her bodice and chemise.
      • In the ‘Pelt’ paintings, Finley airily outlined bodices, thongs, brassieres, garter belts and fasteners.
      • The bodice laced up in the front with cream-colored ribbon, which tied off at the waist.
      • The bodice was corseted and tied all the way down the front with black ribbon and it was separated enough just to show a little bit of skin.
      • So sleepily had Chloe's thoughts turned that it was only when Agatha was tying the last strings of her bodice when she remembered that she was to go on a quest with Sir Alaric that day.
      • Laya tugged at the strings of her bodice tightly, scowling.
      • Bows of all types from embroidered bows on necklines to traditional tied bows on corset style bodices will feature often, especially in knits.
      • It was of solid light blue silk, with an embroidered panel along the front of the bodice.
      • She ordered her dream bodice and corset outfit in March, and was expecting it to arrive from Australia at the end of July.
      • The bodice was corseted with thick, black ribbon and the sleeves were split and bunched at the elbows with matching ribbon.
      • His hands wandered up and down her back, until one went slowly around to her front, and began slowly unlacing her bodice.
      • Both made her heart squeeze tighter, even as she drew the underskirts over her head and tied the laces in the front of the bodice.
      • She'd spent countless hours in front of the sewing machine with Jeri, piecing together her corseted bodice and matching skirts.
      • Tight black bodices were laced up the front, and the necklines were very low.
      • Ribbons and lace bedecked the front of the satin bodice, with nothing but a little lace around the legs and a big bow in the back for a skirt.
      • He moved his hands underneath her shirt quickly pulling it over her head revealing a black silk bodice.
      • Police this week revealed a corset-style bodice found in Milly's bedroom may have been worn or handled by her killer.
      • At the bottom of the trunk she found a set of white undergarments including lacy petticoats and a full corseted bodice.
      • With a funny little sigh that was half a laugh, he moved on to the buttons along the front of my bodice, fingers stumbling over them as if he'd rather be undoing them rather than buttoning them up.

Origin

Mid 16th century (originally bodies): plural of body, retaining the original pronunciation. The term probably first denoted an undergarment, then known as a pair of bodice, although this sense is not recorded until the early 17th century.

 
 
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