bodice
Fitted torso garment
A bodice is the fitted upper part of a woman's dress, covering the torso from shoulders to waist.
Historically, it was a separate garment worn over a blouse or chemise, often laced at the front.
The term appears frequently in romance novels, where bodices are famously ripped: a bodice-ripper is a romance novel featuring passionate seduction scenes.
Removing skeletal structure
- lace-upFastened with cord
- staysRemains in place
- buskStreet-perform for donations
- grommetsReinforced hole linings
tightlacing · overbust · underbust · whalebone · eyelets · lacing · cinched · structured
Of a prim era
- EdwardianOf early twentieth-century Britain
- RenaissanceEuropean cultural reawakening
- medievalOf the Middle Ages
- TudorSixteenth-century English ruling family
Elizabethan · period · kirtle · stomacher · stays · pointed · laced · brocade
Shaped to conform
- structuredArranged in organized form
- sleevelessLacking arm coverings
- topUppermost part or surface
- dressSkirted one-piece garment
blouse · vest · waist · torso · women's · close-fitting · tailored · form-fitting
Thrown pointed missiles
- seamsJoined fabric edges
- liningInterior fabric layer
- interfacingConnecting between systems
- basteMoisten while roasting
stitching · fitting · bustline · waistline · neckline · armhole · zipper · closure
boning
Removing skeletal structure
grommets · tightlacing · overbust · underbust · whalebone · eyelets · lacing · cinched · structured · rigid
Victorian
Of a prim era
- EdwardianOf early twentieth-century Britain
- RenaissanceEuropean cultural reawakening
- medievalOf the Middle Ages
Tudor · Elizabethan · period · kirtle · stomacher · stays · pointed · laced · brocade · damask
fitted
Shaped to conform
- structuredArranged in organized form
- sleevelessLacking arm coverings
- topUppermost part or surface
dress · blouse · vest · waist · torso · women's · close-fitting · tailored · form-fitting · cropped
darts
Thrown pointed missiles
- seamsJoined fabric edges
- liningInterior fabric layer
- interfacingConnecting between systems
baste · stitching · fitting · bustline · waistline · neckline · armhole · zipper · closure · underlining
wedding
Marriage rite and feast
- gownLong formal garment
- straplessLacking shoulder bands
- sweetheartAffectionate name for beloved
illusion · beaded · lace · embroidered · fitted · princess · ballgown · bustle · train · white
embroidery
Decorative stitching on fabric
- beadingOrnamental small-sphere work
- laceOpen-weave ornamental fabric
- sequinsSmall reflective fabric ornaments
appliqué · brocade · ruching · piping · ribbon · trim · jeweled · ornate · decorative · detailed
- lingerie partsunderwire, cups, straps, band, closure
- corsetrystays, boning, busk, waist cincher, lacing
- patternmakingsloper, pattern blocks, drafting, pattern paper, grainline
- costumeswitch, costume, vampire, pirate, ghost costume
- dressmakingsewing, fabric, pattern, fitting, hem
- medievalknights, castles, cathedral, kings, queens
bodicesmock
Loose protective outer layer
tunic · caftan · muumuu · peasant top · oversized shirt
- bodies of waterNatural water accumulations
- car bodiesVehicle exterior structures
- dead bodiesDeceased persons' physical forms
- foreign bodiesIntrusive matter in tissue
- warm bodiesAvailable human resources
- bodies of workTotality of creative output
bodies, embodied, disembodied, bodices, bodice-ripper, bodice ripper