waistline en · NOUN
Pronunciation
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- /ˈweɪstˌlaɪn/ (General-American)
Etymology
Etymology tree English waist Proto-Indo-European *līno-der.? Proto-Germanic *līną Proto-Germanic *līnǭ Proto-West Germanic *līnā Old English līne Middle English line English line English waistline From waist + line.
Meanings
- a line around the body at the waist; its measurement
- the narrowest part of a garment, usually at the waist, but may be above or below depending on the dictates of fashion or the whim of the designer
- (slang) person having a large waistline
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The horizontal line just below the windows of a car or other vehicle.
[...] with the adoption of a curved bodyside profile Bulleid considerably raised the height of the waistline and at the shoulder height of seated passengers, just where the extra space was most needed.
1979 August, Graham Burtenshaw, Michael S. Welch, “O.V.S. Bulleid's SR loco-hauled coaches - 1”, in Railway World, page 396:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| waistlines | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
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Synonyms
girth (a line around the body at the waist)
Translations (18)
eo talio (line around the body at the waist; its measurement) · da talje (narrowest part of a garment) · de Taille (narrowest part of a garment) · da talje (line around the body at the waist; its measurement) · fi vyötärölinja (line around the body at the waist; its measurement) · ru та́лия (narrowest part of a garment) · de Taille (line around the body at the waist; its measurement) · bg та́лия (line around the body at the waist; its measurement) · ja ウエスト (narrowest part of a garment) · fi vyötärölinja (narrowest part of a garment) · fr tour de taille (line around the body at the waist; its measurement) · it girovita (line around the body at the waist; its measurement) · nl taillelijn (line around the body at the waist; its measurement) · it vita (line around the body at the waist; its measurement) · ru та́лия (line around the body at the waist; its measurement) · da taljemål (line around the body at the waist; its measurement) · ja 胴回り (line around the body at the waist; its measurement) · nl taille (line around the body at the waist; its measurement)