Bustier vs Bodice - What's the difference?
bustier | bodice |
A tight-fitting women's top, frequently strapless, worn either as an undergarment or as outerwear.
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(busty)
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.
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The upper portion of a one- or two-piece dress, in distinction to the skirt and sleeves.
(archaic) A kind of under waist stiffened with whalebone, etc., worn especially by women; a corset; stays.
As nouns the difference between bustier and bodice
is that bustier is a tight-fitting women's top, frequently strapless, worn either as an undergarment or as outerwear while bodice is an article of clothing for women, covering the body from the neck to the waist, lacking sleeves or with detachable sleeves.As an adjective bustier
is comparative of busty.bustier
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Etymology 1
(wikipedia bustier) .Noun
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