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Meanings of bodies in English

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A stiffened bodice; early form of corset.

Those parts of containers that enclose the contents, as distinguished from accessory components such as covers, handles, and applied decoration.

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Examples for "stays"
Examples for "stays"
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Northern Territory: All travel within the state is permitted, including overnight stays.
News.com.au
2
No one stays long on Sea Island without hearing of Mrs. Parrish.
The new yorker
3
The water stays fairly chilled all year so don't forget your steamer.
News.com.au
4
However, his composed tone stays intact, calling for help inside the property.
The South African
5
The parties will soon learn if the cigarette ban stays or goes.
The South African
1
There's the corseted caper when JC appears, wielding a sword and strapped into whalebone stays with powder-blue lace trim and peach suspenders.
The Guardian
1
Even while he blew, Ralph noticed the last pair of bodies that reached the platform above a fluttering patch of black.
Lord of the Flies
1
On the floor a pair of stays, old and soiled, sprawled with unconcern.
The Path of a Star
2
She could not cry in a pair of stays.
Celibates
3
Her figure wouldn't be bad if her mother bought her a decent pair of stays.
Hyacinth
4
It is nothing (between ourselves) but a hook-nose and a stiff pair of stays.
Poor Miss Finch
5
A pair of stays became her well, and a loose white kerchief for her bare neck.
The Fool Errant / Being the Memoirs of Francis-Anthony Strelley,...
Usage of bodies in English
1
However, Australian industry bodies and state governments back new investment in agriculture.
Reuters
2
Industry bodies would be in a good position to help, she said.
Radio NZ
3
Police have said the search for bodies will not continue much longer.
The Irish Times
4
Government departments and commercial semi state bodies take 50 days to pay.
The Irish Times
5
When the main bodies come into contact, the issue is decided quickly.
Astounding Stories of Super-Science January 1930
6
Background: Retained rectal foreign bodies are a common but incompletely studied problem.
Pubmed
7
I carried the bodies into the sea, O Walker in the Sea!
The Island of Dr. Moreau
8
The report has called for greater sharing of information between state bodies.
Radio NZ
9
The report suggests a number of UN organisations as possible supervisory bodies.
The Guardian
10
Some public sector bodies and some private sector companies did the same.
The Guardian
11
They both produced fair bodies of work in their short young lives.'
The water room
12
The bodies of the victims, including four rescuers, were being recovered today.
The Irish Times
13
Police said they presumed their bodies had been washed out to sea.
Radio NZ
14
X's where bodies where buried or simply left some eighty years ago.
Shadow men
15
Let us suppose that material bodies-inour case, water-arecomposed of atoms.
Physics and Beyond: Encounters and Conversations
16
Her comments echoed those of trade bodies representing the financial services industry.
Reuters
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Ireland
Common
New Zealand
Common
Canada
Common
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