Definition of waist

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Waist (n.) A girdle or belt for the waist.

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Shallow-waisted :: Shallow-waisted (a.) Having a flush deck, or with only a moderate depression amidships; -- said of a vessel..
Waist :: Waist (n.) That part of the human body which is immediately below the ribs or thorax; the small part of the body between the thorax and hips.
Waist :: Waist (n.) A garment, or part of a garment, which covers the body from the neck or shoulders to the waist line..
Skirt :: Skirt (n.) The lower and loose part of a coat, dress, or other like garment; the part below the waist; as, the skirt of a coat, a dress, or a mantle..
Waistcoat :: Waistcoat (n.) A garment occasionally worn by women as a part of fashionable costume.
Bodice :: Bodice (n.) A close-fitting outer waist or vest forming the upper part of a woman's dress, or a portion of it..
Cat :: Cat (n.) A strong vessel with a narrow stern, projecting quarters, and deep waist. It is employed in the coal and timber trade..
Jerkin :: Jerkin (n.) A jacket or short coat; a close waistcoat.
Doublet :: Doublet (a.) A close-fitting garment for men, covering the body from the neck to the waist or a little below. It was worn in Western Europe from the 15th to the 17th century..
Princesse :: Princesse (a.) A term applied to a lady's long, close-fitting dress made with waist and skirt in one..
Jippo :: Jippo (n.) A waistcoat or kind of stays for women.
Waist :: Waist (n.) Hence, the middle part of other bodies; especially (Naut.), that part of a vessel's deck, bulwarks, etc., which is between the quarter-deck and the forecastle; the middle part of the ship..
Scarf :: Scarf (n.) An article of dress of a light and decorative character, worn loosely over the shoulders or about the neck or the waist; a light shawl or handkerchief for the neck; also, a cravat; a neckcloth..
Pantaloon :: Pantaloon (n.) A bifurcated garment for a man, covering the body from the waist downwards, and consisting of breeches and stockings in one..
Waspish :: Waspish (a.) Resembling a wasp in form; having a slender waist, like a wasp..
Long-waisted :: Long-waisted (a.) Long from the part about the neck or shoulder, or from the armpits, to the bottom of the weist, or to the skirt; -- said of garments; as, a long-waisted coat..
Surcingled :: Surcingle (n.) The girdle of a cassock, by which it is fastened round the waist..
Singlet :: Singlet (n.) An unlined or undyed waistcoat; a single garment; -- opposed to doublet.
Vest :: Vest (n.) Specifically, a waistcoat, or sleeveless body garment, for men, worn under the coat..
Yoke :: Yoke (n.) A band shaped to fit the shoulders or the hips, and joined to the upper full edge of the waist or the skirt..
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