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Webster 1913 Edition


Waist

Waist

,
Noun.
[OE.
wast
; originally, growth, akin to AS.
weaxan
to grow; cf. AS.
wæstm
growth. See
Wax
to grow.]
1.
That part of the human body which is immediately below the ribs or thorax; the small part of the body between the thorax and hips.
Chaucer.
I am in the
waist
two yards about.
Shakespeare
2.
Hence, the middle part of other bodies; especially
(Naut.)
, that part of a vessel’s deck, bulwarks, etc., which is between the quarter-deck and the forecastle; the middle part of the ship.
3.
A garment, or part of a garment, which covers the body from the neck or shoulders to the waist line.
4.
A girdle or belt for the waist.
[Obs.]
Shak.
Waist anchor
.
See
Sheet anchor
, 1, in the Vocabulary.

Webster 1828 Edition


Waist

WAIST

,
Noun.
1.
That part of the human body which is immediately below the ribs or thorax; or the small part of the body between the thorax and hips.
2.
That part of a ship which is between the quarter deck and forecastle. But in many ships now built, there is no quarter deck, and in such the waist is the middle part of the ship.

Definition 2024


waist

waist

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Noun

waist (plural waists)

  1. The part of the body between the pelvis and the stomach.
  2. A part of a piece of clothing that covers the waist.
  3. The narrow connection between the thorax and abdomen in certain insects (e.g., bees, ants and wasps).
  4. The middle portion of the hull of a ship or the fuselage of an aircraft.
  5. (nautical) That part of the upper deck of a ship between the quarterdeck and the forecastle.

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waist

  1. Romanization of 𐍅𐌰𐌹𐍃𐍄