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Long-waisted adj.

Having a long waist; long from the armpits to the bottom of the waist; said of persons.

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.

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Etymology of 'Long-waisted'

Collaborative International Dictionary of English 0.48

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"Long-waisted" Quotes from Famous Books

... they were "deficients or redundants not to be brought under any rule," and therefore not entitled to "pester better matter with such stuff," and then announces that he proposes, "for this once to borrow a little of their loose-tongued liberty, and mis-spend a word or two upon their long-waisted but short-skirted patience." "I honor the woman that can honor herself with her attire," he goes on, his wrath rising as he writes; "a good text always deserves a fair margent, but as for a woman who lives but to ape the newest court- fashions, I look at her as the very gizzard of a trifle, ...

— Anne Bradstreet and Her Time • Helen Campbell

... the tub and had a snug-fitting but most luxurious bath; and when I got back to my room the maid had arrived with the shaving water. There was a knock at the door, and when I opened it there stood a maid with a lukewarm pint of water in a long-waisted, thin-lipped pewter pitcher. There was plenty of hot water to be had in the bathroom, with faucets and sinks all handy and convenient, and a person might shave himself there in absolute comfort; but long before the days of pipes and taps an Englishman got ...

— Europe Revised • Irvin S. Cobb