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- noun Plural form of
bodice .
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Examples
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We descended to the showy table, with its floral decorations of paper, muslin, and gay paint, the ladies in the evening dress of flowers, trains, and _décolletée_ bodices which is the absurd custom of pretentious London _pensions_.
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The sketch looked a bit vintage with full skirts, cinched waist and fitted bodices.
Mary Hall: New York Fashion Week: Milly by Michelle's Modern Look at Spring/Summer 2012 Mary Hall 2011
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Despite the chill, most have pulled down their bodices to expose their breasts, their nipples pale and puckered, surrounded by cold flesh that looks not unlike that of a plucked chicken.
Secret History of Elizabeth Tudor, Vampire Slayer Lucy Weston 2011
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The gowns feature intricate beading, feathers, flowers, embroidered bodices, illusion sleeves and big, elaborate skirts.
Preston Bailey: How Your Wedding Dress Can Inspire Your Decor Preston Bailey 2011
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These brides should look for gowns with cinched waists and fitted bodices for a slimming look if tall in height.
My Fair Wedding David Tutera 2011
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The sketch looked a bit vintage with full skirts, cinched waist and fitted bodices.
Mary Hall: New York Fashion Week: Milly by Michelle's Modern Look at Spring/Summer 2012 Mary Hall 2011
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This led to a discussion of liberty bodices and then vests, as the undergarments of childhood obligation.
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At Valentino, designed for the past three years by Maria Grazia Chiuri and Pier Paolo Piccioli , embroidered lace and velvet cascaded down from fitted bodices.
Couture Awakens to Dreamy Looks Christina Passariello 2011
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A glittering tribute to Michael Jackson will have you swaying your neck to the beat of "Thriller," while the costume exhibit will lure you to long flowing gowns, sweat-stained debonair ensembles, crystal-encrusted bodices such as the one worn in Swan Lake and even M.C. Hammer's infamous harem pants.
Maria Russo: Saratoga Springs: Mineral Baths, Museums And Homemade Potato Chips Maria Russo 2011
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With their ruby-red glow, the accented bodices might indicate that ABT's Odette and Odile are as deranged as the film's Nina and have given themselves self-inflicted wounds.
These Ladies of the Lake Sprout No Feathers Robert Greskovic 2011
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