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A kind of under waist stiffened with whalebone, etc., worn esp. by women; a corset; stays.

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  1. n. A kind of under waist stiffened with whalebone, etc., worn esp. by women; a corset; stays.
  2. n. A close-fitting outer waist or vest forming the upper part of a woman's dress, or a portion of it.
  3. n. part of a dress above the waist
  4. 1. A kind of under waist stiffened with whalebone, etc., worn esp. by women; a corset; stays. 2. A close-fitting outer waist or vest forming the upper part of a woman's dress, or a portion of it. Her bodice half way she unlaced. Prior.
  5. n:100 n. part of a dress above the waist