Sentence:  The dresses her mother made looked ugly, even obscene, for her breasts were well grown, and the <WSD>yokes</WSD> emphasized them, showing flattened bulges under the tight band of material ... 
Meaning of the word marked with <WSD> tags:  The part of an item of clothing which fits around the shoulders, or the hips, from which the rest of the garment hangs, and which is often distinguished by having a double thickness of material, or decorative flourishes. (from 19th c.)