front body panel; front piece
Refers specifically to the front section of a traditional Japanese garment such as a kimono, before it is sewn together with the back piece.
When making a kimono, you first cut out the front body panel and the back body panel.
The body section of a garment, often divided into front (前身頃) and back (後ろ身頃) pieces.
Compound of 前 (mae, 'front') + 身頃 (migoro, 'body of a garment'). The term is used in traditional Japanese tailoring.