[1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

bodice \bod"ice\, n. 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.
      1913 webster

   2. a close-fitting outer waist or vest forming the upper part
      of a woman's dress, or a portion of it.
      1913 webster

            her bodice half way she unlaced.      --prior.
      1913 webster
see also:
corset body 

[2] : WordNet (r) 2.0

bodice
     n : part of a dress above the waist

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