Meaning of bodicing | Babel Free

Definitions

The design, construction, or wearing of a bodice.

rare, uncountable

Examples

“Her bosom—for her summer bodicing / Clung with such loving closeness to her shape⟳ / And told as traitor what it should have⟳ hid— / Stood with obtrusion’s modest veiling out / Demurely perfect.”

“WOMEN’S ORLON-NYLON TAFFETA SLIPS / Regularly $11. Lavish lace bodicing, zip closing.”

“The bloom of fashion / Figure-following silk, aglow with Spring⟳ flowers (species: anonymous) and a new twist⟳ in bodicing that’s stunningly becoming! Poppy red or island blue on white; misses’ sizes.”

“A cunning (but comfortable) piece of stiff bodicing showed off more cleavage than she was used to, and emphasized her narrow waist and curvaceous hips.”

“I could tell⟳ that beneath her skirt frame and her stiff bodicing she was a small thin figure⟳ and she was getting old.”

“Meanwhile a fixation with Bridgerton’s bodicing been catered for by retailers - Asos reports that it has sold, on average, three corsets every minute this year - while #Regencycore has had 32.9m views on TikTok.”

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