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bodice

/bod-is/US // ˈbɒd ɪs //UK // (ˈbɒdɪs) //

上衣,衣服,胸部,裤装

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Definitions

n.名词 noun
  1. 1
    • : a usually fitted vest or wide, lace-up girdle worn by women over a dress or blouse, especially a cross-laced, sleeveless outer garment covering the waist and bust, common in peasant dress.
    • : the part of a woman's dress covering the body between the neck or shoulders and the waist.Compare waist.
    • : Obsolete. stays or a corset.

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Examples

  • A gilded dove brooch — a sign of peace — was affixed to the bodice of Gaga’s jacket.

  • The coat, with fitted bodice, nipped-in waist, and full skirt, created a familiar silhouette for Kate.

  • A stoic figure in a white floor length dress and razor-tailored bodice was accessorized with a giant bull skull as a mask.

  • Since the film is set in the 19th century, Jones was outfitted in a series of Victorian era gowns, replete with bodice and bustle.

  • This bodice-ripper about Restoration England, banned in fourteen US states, was the bestselling novel in 1940s America.

  • Many of the looks, like a bodice worn with a figure-hugging pencil skirt, remained seductive and sexy despite its muted colors.

  • She sighed, and unperceived her hand went up to her bodice, where she wore a little silver cross.

  • The stays insisted a little cruelly on the lines of her figure, and the tight bodice betrayed her narrow-chested.

  • This wonder was accomplished by the magic power of a diabolical Rose which the lady carried in her bodice.

  • Yes, that's her portrait on the wall,In quaint old-fangled bodice: Her eyes are blue—her waist is small—A ghost!

  • One relative goes clamorously into the divorce court while another wins celebration by the showy style of a bodice.