Definition of bodices:
(n) :
The upper portion of a women's one-piece dress, equivalent to a shirt, sometimes specifically excluding the sleeves.
(n) :
A corset-like sleeveless overgarment for women, sometimes provided with detachable sleeves.
(n) :
A blouse; any shirt for women, particularly the upper part of a two-piece dress or similar European folk costume.
(n) :
An underbodice: an undershirt for women.
(n) :
(archaic) Particularly a corset or other undershirt stiffened with whalebone.