About The Word Waist
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Waist
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What's The Definition Of Waist?
[n] the narrow part of the shoe connecting the heel and the wide part of the sole
[n] the narrowing of the body between the ribs and hips Synonyms | Synonyms for Waist: shank | waistline Related Terms | Find terms related to Waist: See Also | area | body | part | portion | region | sole | torso | trunk | wasp waist Waist In Webster's Dictionary \Waist\, n. [OE. wast; originally, growth, akin to AS.
weaxan to grow; cf. AS. w[ae]stm growth. See {Wax} to grow.]
1. 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. --Chaucer.
I am in the waist two yards about. --Shak.
2. 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.
3. A garment, or part of a garment, which covers the body
from the neck or shoulders to the waist line.
4. A girdle or belt for the waist. [Obs.] --Shak.
{Waist anchor}. See {Sheet anchor}, 1, in the Vocabulary.
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