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waistline

 
Dictionary: waist·line   (wāst'līn') pronunciation
n.
    1. A line thought of as encircling the body at the waist.
    2. The measurement of this line.
    1. The point or line at which the skirt and bodice of a dress join.
    2. The part of a garment that covers the narrowest part of the waist or the part above or below it as the current fashion demands.

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The noun has one meaning:

Meaning #1: the narrowing of the body between the ribs and hips
  Synonym: waist


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Waistline refers to:

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  • Waistline (clothing) — the line of demarcation between the upper and lower portions of a garment, which notionally corresponds to the natural waist but may vary with fashion from just below the bust to the upper hips



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Dansk (Danish)
n. - talje, midje, livvidde

Nederlands (Dutch)
taille

Français (French)
n. - ligne

Deutsch (German)
n. - Taille

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - (μτφ.) περιφέρεια μέσης ή γοφών, (ενδυμ.) μέση (στένωμα) ρούχου

Italiano (Italian)
giro vita

Português (Portuguese)
n. - cintura (f)

Русский (Russian)
линия талии, обхват талии, положение линии талии

Español (Spanish)
n. - cintura, talle, pretina

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - midja

中文(简体)(Chinese (Simplified))
腰围, 腰身部分

中文(繁體)(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 腰圍, 腰身部分

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 허리의 잘록한 곳, 허리매, 웨이스트 라인

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - ウエストの線, 胴回り

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) خط الخصر, جز من الثوب يغطي الخصر للزي‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮קו-המותניים, היקף מותניים‬


 
 

 

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