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liberty bodices

liberty bodices is the plural of liberty bodice.

Meaning of liberty bodice

Noun

liberty bodice (plural liberty bodices)

  1. (UK, historical) A tight, sleeveless underbodice, originally as typically worn by children to allow for more freedom of movement than a corset.
    • I am seized with an angry resentment against the conventions of twenty years ago, which wrapped up my comely adolescent body in woollen combinations, black cashmere stockings, “liberty” bodice, dark stockinette knickers, flannel petticoat and often, in addition, a long-sleeved, high-necked, knitted...1933, Vera Brittain, Testament of Youth, Penguin, published 2005, page 34

Questions about liberty bodices

What is liberty bodices the plural of?
Liberty bodices is the plural of liberty bodice.

Words near liberty bodices in the dictionary

  1. Liberts
  2. liberturd
  3. liberturds
  4. liberty
  5. liberty bodice
  6. liberty bodices
  7. liberty bond
  8. liberty bonds
  9. liberty cabbage
  10. liberty cap
  11. liberty caps

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