noun · 6 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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Received-Pronunciation:/ˈbɒdɪs/
General-American:/ˈbɑdɪs/
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CMU ARPABET:B AA1 D IH0 S
Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
1
noun
Meaning 1
A corset-like sleeveless overgarment for women, sometimes provided with detachable sleeves.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: fashion, lifestyle
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Antonyms: none provided
2
noun
Meaning 2
A blouse; any shirt for women, particularly the upper part of a two-piece dress or similar European folk costume.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: fashion, lifestyle
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Antonyms: none provided
3
noun
Meaning 3
The upper portion of a women's one-piece dress, equivalent to a shirt, sometimes specifically excluding the sleeves.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: fashion, lifestyle
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Antonyms: none provided
4
noun
Meaning 4
An underbodice: an undershirt for women.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: fashion, lifestyle
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5
noun
Meaning 5
An underbodice: an undershirt for women.
Particularly a corset or other undershirt stiffened with whalebone.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: archaic
Topics: fashion, lifestyle
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
6
noun
Meaning 6
part of a dress above the waist
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: top
History
Etymology
From bodies, plural of body (“upper part of a dress”).
Across languages
Translations
47 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Bulgarian:
елече
(eleče)
— sleeveless garment covering body from neck to waist
Catalan:
cosset
— sleeveless garment covering body from neck to waist
Czech:
živůtek
— sleeveless garment covering body from neck to waist
Dutch:
lijfje
— sleeveless garment covering body from neck to waist
Esperanto:
korsaĵo
— sleeveless garment covering body from neck to waist
Finnish:
liivi
— sleeveless garment covering body from neck to waist
Finnish:
toppi
— sleeveless garment covering body from neck to waist
Galician:
corpiño
— sleeveless garment covering body from neck to waist
Hungarian:
body
— sleeveless garment covering body from neck to waist
Hungarian:
bodi
— sleeveless garment covering body from neck to waist
Italian:
corpino
— sleeveless garment covering body from neck to waist
Māori:
pari
— sleeveless garment covering body from neck to waist
Persian:
یلک
(yalak)
— sleeveless garment covering body from neck to waist
Swedish:
liv
— sleeveless garment covering body from neck to waist
Swedish:
snörliv
— sleeveless garment covering body from neck to waist
Turkish:
yelek
— sleeveless garment covering body from neck to waist
Catalan:
cosset
— blouse-like garment in European folk dress
Dutch:
lijfje
— blouse-like garment in European folk dress
Finnish:
liivi
— blouse-like garment in European folk dress
French:
corsage
— blouse-like garment in European folk dress
Galician:
corpiño
— blouse-like garment in European folk dress
German:
Mieder
— blouse-like garment in European folk dress
Hungarian:
pruszlik
— blouse-like garment in European folk dress
Hungarian:
vállfűző
— blouse-like garment in European folk dress
Italian:
corpetto
— blouse-like garment in European folk dress
Norwegian:
liv
— blouse-like garment in European folk dress
Spanish:
corpiño
— blouse-like garment in European folk dress
Finnish:
yläosa
— upper portion of one- or two-piece dress
Finnish:
toppi
— upper portion of one- or two-piece dress
Galician:
corpiño
— upper portion of one- or two-piece dress
Hungarian:
blúz
— upper portion of one- or two-piece dress
Hungarian:
felső
— upper portion of one- or two-piece dress
Bulgarian:
корса́ж
(korsáž)
— kind of under waist stiffened with whalebone
Burmese:
ရင်ခံ
(ranghkam)
— kind of under waist stiffened with whalebone
Burmese:
ရင်စည်း
(rangcany:)
— kind of under waist stiffened with whalebone
Dutch:
lijfje
— kind of under waist stiffened with whalebone
Dutch:
keurslijf
— kind of under waist stiffened with whalebone
Finnish:
korsetti
— kind of under waist stiffened with whalebone
French:
corsage
— kind of under waist stiffened with whalebone
Hungarian:
míder
— kind of under waist stiffened with whalebone
Hungarian:
fűző
— kind of under waist stiffened with whalebone
Italian:
corpetto
— kind of under waist stiffened with whalebone
Latvian:
ņieburs
— kind of under waist stiffened with whalebone
Portuguese:
corpete
— kind of under waist stiffened with whalebone
Russian:
корса́ж
(korsáž)
— kind of under waist stiffened with whalebone
Russian:
корсе́т
(korsét)
— kind of under waist stiffened with whalebone
Spanish:
jubón
— kind of under waist stiffened with whalebone
