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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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