| 单词 | waist |
| 释义 | waist —waistless, adj. /wayst/, n. 1. the part of the body in humans between the ribs and the hips, usually the narrowest part of the torso. 2. the part of a garment covering this part of the body. 3. blouse (def. 1). 4. the part of a one-piece garment covering the body from the neck or shoulders more or less to the waistline, esp. this part of a woman's or child's garment. 5. a child's undergarment to which other articles of apparel may be attached. 6. the part of an object, esp. a central or middle part, that resembles or is analogous to the human waist: the waist of a violin. 7. Naut. the central part of a ship; that part of the deck between the forecastle and the quarterdeck. 8. the constricted portion of the abdomen of certain insects, as a wasp. [1300-50; ME wast, apocopated var. of wastum, OE waestm growth, form, figure; akin to WAX2] |
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