monobosomn.
/ˈmɒnə(ʊ)ˌbʊz(ə)m/, U.S. /ˈmɑnəˌbʊz(ə)m/ Chiefly North American.
That part of a dress or blouse which covers the bust, made so that the breasts are flattened and no cleavage is revealed; the contour, look, or fashion thus created.
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stomach1473
patlet?a1505
partlet1515
stomacher1535
under-forebody1547
square1579
forepart1600
poitrel1607
half-shirt1661
tucker1688
modesty piece1713
modesty1731
modesty-bit1731
buffon1774
habit-shirt1780
chemisette1806
guimpe1850
bandeau1915
monobosom1970
bralette1973
modesty vest1974
1970 M. Garland Changing Form of Fashion i. 21 Extreme décolletage was essential for all fashionable evening wear but no matter how low the cut it had to maintain a ‘mono-bosom’, as showing two breasts was unthinkable.
1981 N.Y. Times 10 May xi. 23/2 The bloused monobosom—a fashion in those days [sc. around 1905] that eliminated any thought of cleavage—ends in nine-inch-deep waist shirrings.
1988 S. Quinn Mind of her Own i. 26 A corset has given her the fashionable ‘monobosom’ look under her embroidered black dress.
1994 St. Louis (Missouri) Post-Dispatch 18 Aug. 8 wf/1 The drooping monobosom created by the Gibson Girls' shirtwaists.
This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, December 2002; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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