English

Adjective

empire-waist ‎(not comparable)

1. (fashion) Having an empire waist.
   • 2008 January 8, “Sun sets on the empire line”, in Brisbane Times:

     All those empire-waist gowns and tops that looked so stylish not so long ago suddenly have turned into the fashion equivalent of pumpkins, morphing from au courant to out-of-date as quickly as the New Year's clocks chimed 12.