bodic

n. [ This is properly the plural of body, Oe. bodise a pair of bodies, equiv. to a bodice. Cf. Corset, and see Body. ] 1. A kind of under waist stiffened with whalebone, etc., worn esp. by women; a corset; stays. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. A close-fitting outer waist or vest forming the upper part of a woman's dress, or a portion of it. [ 1913 Webster ]

Her bodice half way she unlaced. Prior. [ 1913 Webster ]