The middle part of the human body; the waist.

= middle, n. in various senses. Chiefly in in the mid, the mid of. Now British regional.

The part of the body round which the girdle is fastened; only in phrases beneath (also above, up to,etc.) the girdle. Obsolete.

A circular object or shape; a circle; a circular piece of something.

That part of the body round which the girdle passes; the waist.

The portion of the trunk of the human body that is between the ribs and the hip-bones; the middle section of the body, normally slender in…

that part of a person's body around which a belt is worn; the waist; cf. beltline, n. 2a.

the part of the body round which the girdle or girth is fastened.

The front of the body between the chest and the waist. Also (occasionally): the part of an animal's body corresponding generally to the human midriff.

That part of a person's body or a garment around which a belt is worn; the waistline.

A person's midriff.