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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Bodice \Bod"ice\, noun [This is properly the plural of body, Oe. bodise a pair of bodies, equiv. to a bodice. Cf. {Corset}, and see {Body}.]
1. A kind of under waist stiffened with whalebone, etc., worn esp. by women; a corset; stays.
2. A close-fitting outer waist or vest forming the upper part of a woman's dress, or a portion of it.
Her bodice half way she unlaced. --Prior.
From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:
bodice
noun: part of a dress above the waist
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