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noun

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. "I am in the waist two yards about."

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.

A garment, or part of a garment, which covers the body from the neck or shoulders to the waist line.

A girdle or belt for the waist. (Obs.)

Waist anchor. See Sheet anchor, 1, in the Vocabulary.

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"Waist" Quotes from Famous Books

... wouldn't dress so old! It makes her look older than she is. That red waist she wears in ...

— A Reversion To Type • Josephine Daskam

... Lion, the Lion, he dwells in the waste, He has a big head and a very small waist; But his shoulders are stark, and his jaws they are grim, And a good little child will not play ...

— Bad Child's Book of Beasts • Hilaire Belloc

... Rachel came downstairs—very nicely dressed in some soft yellow stuff, that set off her dark complexion, and clipped her tight (in the form of a jacket) round the waist. She had a smart little straw hat on her head, with a white veil twisted round it. She had primrose-coloured gloves that fitted her hands like a second skin. Her beautiful black hair looked as smooth as satin under her hat. Her little ears were ...

— The Moonstone • Wilkie Collins

... grim sacrist, with demure triumph upon his downcast features, and at his heels Abbot John himself, slow and dignified, with pompous walk and solemn, composed face, his iron-beaded rosary swinging from his waist, his breviary in his hand, and his lips muttering as he hurried through his office for the day. He knelt at his high prie-dieu; the brethren, at a signal from the prior, prostrated themselves upon the floor, and the low deep voices rolled ...

— Sir Nigel • Arthur Conan Doyle

... been discovered that will permit of their being canned. We were told that the natives carry long knives and often use them and that someone said, "Although they may be dressed in the latest style from toes to head, they are still savages from the waist up." This seems difficult to believe, in spite of the numerous scars one sees, as one could not but feel friendly toward the Filipinos. Their courtesy is typified in their road signs that we passed, "Slow please," and after the curve ...

— The Log of the Empire State • Geneve L.A. Shaffer

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