The Collaborative International Dictionary
Close-bodied
Close-bodied \Close"-bod`ied\, a.
Fitting the body exactly; setting close, as a garment.
--Ayliffe.
Usage examples of "close-bodied".
While European armies had adopted close-bodied coats or jackets in the course of the Napoleonic wars, American uniforms remained the traditional cutaway style, with elaborate lapels, facings, and turnbacks.