Bod"ice (?), n. [This is properly the
plural of body, Oe. bodise a pair of bodies, equiv. to a
bodice. Cf. Corset, and see Body.] 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.