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Traditional English :: waistline
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waistless.html - n.
the outline or the size of a person's body at the waist. |
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Traditional English :: waist
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waistless.html - n. 1 a the part of the human body below the ribs and above the hips, usu. of smaller circumference than these; the narrower middle part of the normal human figure. b the circumference of this. 2 a similar narrow part in the middle of a violin, hourglass, wasp, etc. 3 a the part of a garment encircling or covering the waist. b the narrow middle part of a woman's dress etc. c US a blouse or bodice. 4 the middle part of a ship, between the forecastle and the quarterdeck. waist-cloth a loincloth. waist-deep (or -high) up to the waist (waist-deep in water). waisted adj. (also in comb.). waistless adj. [ME wast, perh. f. OE f. the root of WAX(2)] |
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Traditional English :: waistband
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waistless.html - n.
a strip of cloth forming the waist of a garment. |
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Traditional English :: waistcoat
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waistless.html - n. Brit. a close-fitting waist-length garment, without sleeves or collar but usu. buttoned, worn usu. by men over a shirt and under a jacket. |
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Traditional English :: waistline
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waistless.html - n.
the outline or the size of a person's body at the waist. |
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Traditional English :: waist
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waistless.html - n. 1 a the part of the human body below the ribs and above the hips, usu. of smaller circumference than these; the narrower middle part of the normal human figure. b the circumference of this. 2 a similar narrow part in the middle of a violin, hourglass, wasp, etc. 3 a the part of a garment encircling or covering the waist. b the narrow middle part of a woman's dress etc. c US a blouse or bodice. 4 the middle part of a ship, between the forecastle and the quarterdeck. waist-cloth a loincloth. waist-deep (or -high) up to the waist (waist-deep in water). waisted adj. (also in comb.). waistless adj. [ME wast, perh. f. OE f. the root of WAX(2)] |
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