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- 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 - 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.
- Waist - n. - A garment, or part of a garment, which covers the body from the neck or shoulders to the waist line.
- Waist - n. - A girdle or belt for the waist.
- Waistband - n. - The band which encompasses the waist; esp., one on the upper part of breeches, trousers, pantaloons, skirts, or the like.
- Waistband - n. - A sash worn by women around the waist.
- Waistcloth - n. - A cloth or wrapper worn about the waist; by extension, such a garment worn about the hips and passing between the thighs.
- Waistcloth - n. - A covering of canvas or tarpaulin for the hammocks, stowed on the nettings, between the quarterdeck and the forecastle.
- Waistcoat - n. - A short, sleeveless coat or garment for men, worn under the coat, extending no lower than the hips, and covering the waist; a vest.
- Waistcoat - n. - A garment occasionally worn by women as a part of fashionable costume.
- Waistcoateer - n. - One wearing a waistcoat; esp., a woman wearing one uncovered, or thought fit for such a habit; hence, a loose woman; strumpet.
- Waistcoating - n. - A fabric designed for waistcoats; esp., one in which there is a pattern, differently colored yarns being used.
- Waister - n. - A seaman, usually a green hand or a broken-down man, stationed in the waist of a vessel of war.
- Trousers - n. pl. - A garment worn by men and boys, extending from the waist to the knee or to the ankle, and covering each leg separately.
- Kilt - n. - A kind of short petticoat, reaching from the waist to the knees, worn in the Highlands of Scotland by men, and in the Lowlands by young boys; a filibeg.
- 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.
- Sontag - n. - A knitted worsted jacket, worn over the waist of a woman's dress.
- Sheet anchor - v. t. - A large anchor stowed on shores outside the waist of a vessel; -- called also waist anchor. See the Note under Anchor.
- Waist - n. - A garment, or part of a garment, which covers the body from the neck or shoulders to the waist line.
- Scye - n. - Arm scye, a cutter's term for the armhole or part of the armhole of the waist of a garnment.
- Pantaloon - n. - A bifurcated garment for a man, covering the body from the waist downwards, and consisting of breeches and stockings in one.
- Princesse - a. - A term applied to a lady's long, close-fitting dress made with waist and skirt in one.
- Bodice - n. - A kind of under waist stiffened with whalebone, etc., worn esp. by women; a corset; stays.
- Waister - n. - A seaman, usually a green hand or a broken-down man, stationed in the waist of a vessel of war.
- Corset - n. - An article of dress inclosing the chest and waist worn (chiefly by women) to support the body or to modify its shape; stays.
- Corsage - n. - The waist or bodice of a lady's dress; as, a low corsage.
- Apron - n. - An article of dress, of cloth, leather, or other stuff, worn on the fore part of the body, to keep the clothes clean, to defend them from injury, or as a covering. It is commonly tied at the waist by strings.
- Girth - n. - The measure round the body, as at the waist or belly; the circumference of anything.
- Tunic - n. - An under-garment worn by the ancient Romans of both sexes. It was made with or without sleeves, reached to or below the knees, and was confined at the waist by a girdle.
- Bodice - n. - A close-fitting outer waist or vest forming the upper part of a woman's dress, or a portion of it.
- Bias - n. - A wedge-shaped piece of cloth taken out of a garment (as the waist of a dress) to diminish its circumference.
- 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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- H2290 חֲגוֹר - 2290 חֲגוֹר - חֲגוֹר - - chăgôwr - khag-ore' - or חֲגֹר; and (feminine) חֲגוֹרָה; or חֲגֹרָה; from חָגַר; a belt (for the waist); apron, armour, gird(-le). - Proper Name Masculine - heb
- H4975 מֹתֶן - 4975 מֹתֶן - מֹתֶן - - môthen - mo'-then - from an unused root meaning to be slender; properly, the waist or small of the back; only in plural the loins; [phrase] greyhound, loins, side. - Noun Masculine - heb
- H2223 זַרְזִיר - 2223 זַרְזִיר - זַרְזִיר - - zarzîyr - zar-zeer' - by reduplication from זוּר; properly, tightly girt, i.e. probably a racer, or some fleet animal (as being slender in the waist); [phrase] greyhound. - Noun Masculine - heb