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title: "Bodice"
description: "A bodice is the part of a dress above the waist, or a separate close-fitting upper garment."
type: Glossary
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published: 2026-10-14
updated: 2026-10-14
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# Bodice

*A bodice is the part of a dress above the waist, or a separate close-fitting upper garment.*

The bodice covers the torso from shoulders to waist. In historical dress it was often a separate piece, boned or laced, worn with a skirt; in traditional European dress the laced bodice survives as part of national costume.


## Sources

1. [Bodice (AAT 300209874)](http://vocab.getty.edu/page/aat/300209874). Getty Art & Architecture Thesaurus
2. [Bodice (Q930924)](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q930924). Wikidata

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