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waistline definition

waist·line (-līn′)

noun

  1. an imaginary line encircling the waist between the ribs and the hips
    1. the narrow part of a woman's dress, etc. worn at the waist or above or below it as styles change
    2. the line where the waist and skirt of a dress join
  3. the distance around the waist

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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