Bodice vs. Corset

Bodicenoun

A sleeveless shirt for women, sometimes provided with detachable sleeves.

Bodicenoun

Blouse; any shirt for women, particularly the upper part of a two-piece dress or European folk costume.

Bodicenoun

The upper portion of a women's one-piece dress, equivalent to a shirt.

Bodicenoun

Underbodice: an undershirt for women, particularly a corset or other undershirt stiffened with whalebone.

Bodicenoun

A kind of under waist stiffened with whalebone, etc., worn esp. by women; a corset; stays.

Bodicenoun

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

Bodicenoun

part of a dress above the waist

Bodicenoun

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

Bodicenoun

a sleeveless, close-fitting waist-length garment, typically lacing up in the front, worn over a dress or blouse or as underwear.

Bodice

A bodice ( ) is an article of clothing for women and girls, covering the torso from the neck to the waist. The term typically refers to a specific type of upper garment common in Europe during the 16th to the 18th century, or to the upper portion of a modern dress to distinguish it from the skirt and sleeves.

Corsetnoun

A woman's foundation garment, reinforced with stays, that supports the waistline, hips and bust.

Corsetnoun

(historical) A tight-fitting gown or basque worn by both men and women during the Middle Ages.

Corsetverb

(transitive) To enclose in a corset; to wear a corset.

Corsetverb

(figuratively) To restrict or confine.

Corsetnoun

In the Middle Ages, a gown or basque of which the body was close fitting, worn by both men and women.

Corsetnoun

An article of dress inclosing the chest and waist worn (chiefly by women) to support the body or to modify its shape; stays.

Corsetverb

To inclose in corsets.

Corsetnoun

a woman's close-fitting foundation garment

Corsetverb

dress with a corset

Corsetnoun

a woman's tightly fitting undergarment extending from below the chest to the hips, worn to shape the figure.

Corsetnoun

a tightly fitting undergarment worn by men or women to support a weak or injured back.

Corsetnoun

a tightly fitting laced or stiffened outer bodice.

Corset

A corset is a support garment commonly worn to hold and train the torso into a desired shape, traditionally a smaller waist or larger bottom, for aesthetic or medical purposes (either for the duration of wearing it or with a more lasting effect), or support the breasts. Both men and women are known to wear corsets, though this item was for many years an integral part of women's wardrobes.