What is the meaning of Bodice?

A corset-like sleeveless overgarment for women, sometimes provided with detachable sleeves.

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

The upper portion of a women's one-piece dress, equivalent to a shirt, sometimes specifically excluding the sleeves.

Underbodice: an undershirt for women.

  1. Particularly a corset or other undershirt stiffened with whalebone.

Particularly a corset or other undershirt stiffened with whalebone.

Source: wiktionary.org