a clothing accessory consisting of a fabric insert made to look like the front of a shirt, a blouse, or a vest. Worn under another garment and used as a false shirt or a blouse front to fill in the neckline of a dress, a jacket, or other garment., a piece of lace or the like, worn by women within or around the top of the bodice in the 17­18th c.; a frill of lace worn round the neck