Lady Lovejoy, who had some trouble with her underbodice. From Wordnik.com. [Mrs. Dalloway] Reference
Full skirt is attached on elastic to china silk underbodice. From Wordnik.com. [The Mother and Her Child] Reference
The underbodice was fitted silk, with very fine silk chiffon of the exact same shade draped loosely over it, disguising the décolleté neckline, making it seem much less daring. From Wordnik.com. [The Perfect Lover]
Then, slipping two fingers into the aperture, she tore open her lace underbodice. From Wordnik.com. [The Second Latchkey] Reference
Jump ` loose jacket; an underbodice 'is, Webster's tells us, probably an alteration of jupe, as is jumper. From Wordnik.com. [VERBATIM: The Language Quarterly Vol XX No 2] Reference
She would sit in her underbodice, unhooked of them, sunk softly into herself, her hands stroking her tortured jacket of ribs and her breath flowing deeper. From Wordnik.com. [Star-Dust] Reference
But, now that the thing has been spoken of, I may as well state that when the medical examination was being made at the mortuary a tiny skull, not bigger than a pea, and made of ivory, was found inside Mrs. Lester's underbodice. From Wordnik.com. [Number Seventeen] Reference
He was aware of the irrepressible trembling which shook her slender frame when he spoke of the ivory skull found in Edith Lester's underbodice, and the replica of the same grewsome token sent to Forbes, so suppressed all mention of his own experiences on returning to Innesmore Mansions overnight. From Wordnik.com. [Number Seventeen] Reference
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