Was this the face that launch'd a thousand ships,late 16th century Christopher Marlowe, Doctor Faustus
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Of a female Not wearing a garment covering the top half of the body; naked from the waist up.
The council voted to allow topless swimmers on the beach.
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Of a place Featuring women that are naked from the waist up, often strippers or dancers.
Only her closest friends knew that Jenny was working at a topless bar to help with college expenses.
Driving down your freeways / Midnight alleys roam / Cops in cars, the topless bars / Never saw a woman so alone1971, “L.A. Woman”, in Jim Morrison (lyrics), L.A. Woman, performed by The Doors:
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She was workin' in a topless place / And I stopped in for beer / I just kept lookin' at the side of her face / In the spotlight so clear.1975, Bob Dylan, “Tangled Up in Blue”, in Blood on the Tracks:
'I saw her,' said Neptune, 'sunbaking topless.'1985, Joan Morrison, Share House Blues, Boolarong Publications, page 43:
Fort Collins, Colorado has decided it's not worth the money to fight for its ordinance banning women from appearing topless in public.2019 September 19, Pete Williams, “Topless women win big as Colorado city drops ban”, in NBC News: