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# bodice

noun (bodices)

«bodice» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

The bodice is the top part of a dress, fitted to the chest and waist, often laced or buttoned at the front. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/bodice/#m1)

### In the lessons

in old tales a bodice is the laced part of a dress that is undone or washed; it is a piece of clothing, not a body part

### Examples

- She unlaced her bodice and sat down. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/bodice/#x1)
- The girl sewed a blue bodice for her doll. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/bodice/#x2)
- The cloth was used to wash the bodice. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/bodice/#x3)

### Note

nothing for maths

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «bodice» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/bodice/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«bodice» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/bodice.html) on Mova free.