Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference - waist
Waist
waist
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)
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noun see: wax Date: 14th century 1. the typically narrowed part of the body between the thorax and hips, the greatly constructioncted basal part of the abdomen of some insects (as wasps and flies), the part of something corresponding to or resembling the human ~: as, a. the part of a ship's deck between the poop and forecastle, the middle part of a sailing ship between foremast and mainmast, the middle section of the fuselage of an airplane, a garment or the part of a garment covering the body from the neck to the ~line or just below:, bodice 1, blouse, ~line 1b, ~ed adjective ...Толковый словарь английского языка
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