Bodywarmers

Part of speech: noun

Definitions

1. A type of sleeveless garment designed to provide warmth to the upper body while allowing freedom of movement in the arms
2. A cozy article of clothing that is usually worn over shirts or blouses to keep the torso warm without sleeves
3. A warm, often insulated piece of outerwear typically worn over other clothing, lacking sleeves to keep the arms uncovered

Etymology: "Bodywarmers" is simply the plural of "bodywarmer", a sleeveless padded garment worn over the torso. The word is a plain compound of "body" and "warmer", the second part being the agent noun from "warm", a thing that warms. Its literal sense is transparent: a garment for warming the body. The inflected form adds only the plural "-s" to the singular, so nothing about the spelling or sound changes beyond that.