bodice

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English - Turkish
{i} korse
{i} elbisenin üst kısmı
{i} korsaj
korsa
{i} korsaj, kadın yeleği
(Tekstil) beden

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bodice ripper
(Edebiyat) romatik bir roman türü
English - English
The upper portion of a one- or two-piece dress, in distinction to the skirt and sleeves
A kind of under waist stiffened with whalebone, etc., worn especially by women; a corset; stays
An article of clothing for women, covering the body from the neck to the waist, lacking sleeves or with detachable sleeves
A woman's blouse-like garment, especially with European folk dress
a women's ornamental corset-shaped laced waist
{n} a sort of stays for women
by women; a corset; stays
the fitted part of a dress that extends from the waist to the armpits
tight-fitting corset-shaped waist
{i} upper part of a dress
worn esp
A womans blouse-like garment, especially with European folk dress
A kind of under waist stiffened with whalebone, etc
part of a dress above the waist
(bod-iss) The close-fitting upper part of a woman's dress
The bodice of a dress is the part above the waist. dress with a fitted bodice and circle skirt
– top portion of a woman’s dress; term also used for corset or stays which was also referred to as a pair of bodies or bodies
A close-fitting outer waist or vest forming the upper part of a woman's dress, or a portion of it

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bodice ripper
A sexually explicit romantic novel, usually in a historical setting, especially one involving the seduction of the heroine

My aunt would bring a stack of torrid bodice rippers with her to the beach, and would unfailingly blush if disturbed in her reading.

bodice rippers
plural form of bodice ripper
bodice-ripper
Alternative spelling of bodice ripper
bodice ripper
disapproval You can refer to a film or novel which is set in the past and which includes a lot of sex scenes as a bodice ripper, especially if you do not think it is very good and is just intended to entertain people. A work of popular fiction characterized by scenes of unrestrained romantic passion
bodice ripper
a romantic novel containing scenes in which the heroine is sexually violated
bodice-ripping
disapproval A bodice-ripping film or novel is one which is set in the past and which includes a lot of sex scenes. You use this word especially if you do not think it is very good and is just intended to entertain people. bodice-ripping yarns on TV
bodices
plural of bodice
bodice

    Hyphenation

    bod·ice

    Pronunciation

    Etymology

    () From bodies, plural of body (“upper part of a dress”)
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