bodice
Example Sentences
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“How beautiful she is in her shining raiment,” he rhapsodizes, “her birch-bark body, her sable bodice, her white cravat, her goffered ruff.”
The costume, which consists of a bodice placed over a boned skirt fitted with a farthingale -- a kind of padded roll that provides volume at the hips -- is part of the sale's "Remarkable" section.
From Barron's
The show opened with a series of violet, green and silver sequined tops in a 1920s style -- reproductions of a bodice designed by early 20th-century French designer Paul Poiret who Anderson namechecked as inspiration.
From Barron's
The bodice was a deep-green silk embroidered with gold thread, and fitted snugly around her waist.
From Literature
Meanwhile, Harrison, who has modeled in campaigns for J. Crew and Topshop, wore a bodice and trousers with a sheer overlay on top.
From Los Angeles Times
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
