"bodicing" meaning in English

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Noun

Etymology: From bodice + -ing. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|bodice|ing}} bodice + -ing Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} bodicing (uncountable)
  1. (rare) The design, construction, or wearing of a bodice. Tags: rare, uncountable
    Sense id: en-bodicing-en-noun-3xQkeizw Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ing

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          "ref": "1959 February 20, “Jelleff’s”, in The Washington Post and Times Herald, 82nd year, number 77, Washington, D.C., page A19, column 5",
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