Both Uses of
bodice
in
Atlas Shrugged
- It was a black dress with a bodice that fell as a cape over one arm and shoulder, leaving the other bare; the naked shoulder was the gown's only ornament.†
Chpt 1.6 *
- The huge hoop skirt of the wedding gown brushed against the walls when she moved, her slender figure swaying above the skirt in the dramatic contrast of a tight, severe, long-sleeved bodice; the gown had been made by the best designer in the city.†
Chpt 2.2
Definition:
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(bodice) part of a dress above the waist
or more archaically: a type of women's underwear worn above the waste