waistline

English

Etymology

waist +‎ line

Noun

waistline (plural waistlines)

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

Synonyms

(a line around the body at the waist): (informal) girth

Coordinate terms

empire waist

Translations

line around the body at the waist; its measurement

Danish: talje c, taljemål n
Dutch: taillelijn f, taille (nl) f
Esperanto: talio (eo)
Finnish: vyötärölinja
French: tour de taille (fr) m

German: Taille (de) f
Italian: girovita (it) m, vita (it) f
Japanese: 胴回り (dōmawari)
Russian: та́лия (ru) f (tálija)

narrowest part of a garment

Danish: talje c
Finnish: vyötärölinja
German: Taille (de) f

Japanese: ウエスト (uesuto)
Russian: та́лия (ru) f (tálija)

person having a large waistline

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