Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English - waist
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Waist
waist
~ n 1 the narrow part in the middle of the human body (wearing a belt around his waist | from the waist up/down (=in the top or bottom half of your body)) (Lota was paralysed from the waist down. | stripped to the waist (=not wearing any clothes on the top half of your body) | slim-waisted/narrow-waisted/thick-waisted etc (=having a thin, thick etc waist)) 2 the part of a piece of clothing that goes around this part of your body 3 technical the middle part of a ship
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(waists) 1. Your waist is the middle part of your body where it narrows slightly above your hips. Ricky kept his arm round her waist... He was stripped to the waist. N-COUNT: oft poss N • -waisted Sarah looked slender-waisted, fragile and very beautiful. COMB in ADJ 2. The waist of a garment such as a dress, coat, or pair of trousers is the part of it which covers the middle part of your body. N-COUNT • -waisted ...high-waisted dresses. COMB in ADJ ...Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
2.
noun Etymology: Middle English wast; probably akin to Old English w?stm growth, weaxan to grow — more at wax Date: 14th century 1. a. the typically narrowed part of the body between the thorax and hips b. the greatly constructioncted basal part of the abdomen of some insects (as wasps and flies) 2. the part of something corresponding to or resembling the human ~: as a. (1) the part of a ship's deck between the poop and forecastle (2) the middle part of a sailing ship between foremast and mainmast b. the middle section of the fuselage of an airplane 3. a garment or the part of a garment covering the body from the neck to the ~line or just below: a. bodice 1 b. blouse 4. ~line 1b • ~ed adjective ...Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary
3.
n. 1 a the part of the human body below the ribs and above the hips, usu. of smaller circumference than these; the narrower middle part of the normal human figure. b the circumference of this. 2 a similar narrow part in the middle of a violin, hourglass, wasp, etc. 3 a the part of a garment encircling or covering the waist. b the narrow middle part of a woman's dress etc. c US a blouse or bodice. 4 the middle part of a ship, between the forecastle and the quarterdeck. Phrases and idioms waist-cloth a loincloth. waist-deep (or -high) up to the waist (waist-deep in water). Derivatives waisted adj. (also in comb.). waistless adj. Etymology: ME wast, perh. f. OE f. the root of WAX(2) ...Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference
4.
1) сужение, суженная часть, перехват; горловина; шейка 2) пережим (стекловаренной печи) - furnace waist ...Большой Англо-русский Русско-английский политехнический словарь
Англо-русский Русско-английский научно-технический словарь
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1. талия small waist —- тонкая талия dress with a high waist —- платье с высокой талией 2. лиф (платья); корсаж 3. ам. блузка, кофточка 4. ам. детский лифчик; детская нижняя сорочка 5. узкая часть, перехват (скрипки, ботинка и т. п.) 6. тех. суженная часть 7. мор. шкафут (также waist deck) 8. ав. средняя часть фюзеляжа ...Новый большой англо-русский словарь
7.
noun 1) талия - strip to the waist 2) перехват, сужение; узкая часть (скрипки и т.п.) 3) amer. корсаж, лиф; детский лифчик 4) naut. шкафут ...Англо-русский словарь
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- O.E. wжst "growth," hence, perhaps, "where the body grows," from P.Gmc. *wahs-tu-, from PIE *wegs-, extended form of base *aug- "to increase." Meaning "portion of a garment that covers the waist" (but, due to fashion styles, often is above or below it) is from 1650. ...Английский Этимологический словарь
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