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🇰🇷Korean Source WordCode: KO

보디스

Native Script:한국어 한글

Pronunciation / Transliteration: bodiseu

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Bodice/ˈbɒd.ɪs/
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🇰🇷 Example Sentence in Korean:

"드레스의 보디스 부분이 매우 우아하다."

Comprehensive Definitions & Senses

2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    The close-fitting upper part of a dress, covering the torso from the shoulders to the waist.

    "The wedding gown featured an intricately embroidered lace bodice."
  2. 2

    A historical, supportive sleeveless outer garment worn tightly laced over a blouse or dress.

    "The traditional folk costume included a velvet bodice adorned with silver clasps."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

The word originates from Middle English as a phonetic and morphological alteration of 'bodies', the plural of 'body', reflecting its initial construction as reinforced or stiffened bodies worn on the upper torso. By the 16th century, the spelling shifted to 'bodice' to designate the close-fitting upper part of a woman's dress or a separate laced outer garment.

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