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A short, sleeveless coat or garment for men, worn under the coat, extending no lower than the hips, and covering the waist; a vest.
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A girdle or belt for the waist.
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Long from the part about the neck or shoulder, or from the armpits, to the bottom of the weist, or to the skirt; -- said of garments; as, a long-waisted coat.
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One wearing a waistcoat; esp., a woman wearing one uncovered, or thought fit for such a habit; hence, a loose woman; strumpet.
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Hence, the middle part of other bodies; especially (Naut.), that part of a vessel's deck, bulwarks, etc., which is between the quarter-deck and the forecastle; the middle part of the ship.
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A cloth or wrapper worn about the waist; by extension, such a garment worn about the hips and passing between the thighs.
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That part of the human body which is immediately below the ribs or thorax; the small part of the body between the thorax and hips.
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A garment occasionally worn by women as a part of fashionable costume.
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Having a deep waist, as when, in a ship, the poop and forecastle are much elevated above the deck.
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A covering of canvas or tarpaulin for the hammocks, stowed on the nettings, between the quarterdeck and the forecastle.
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Specifically, a waistcoat, or sleeveless body garment, for men, worn under the coat.
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A seaman, usually a green hand or a broken-down man, stationed in the waist of a vessel of war.
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An under-garment worn by the ancient Romans of both sexes. It was made with or without sleeves, reached to or below the knees, and was confined at the waist by a girdle.
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A fabric designed for waistcoats; esp., one in which there is a pattern, differently colored yarns being used.
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A garment, or part of a garment, which covers the body from the neck or shoulders to the waist line.
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A kind of woven fabric for waistcoats, having the weft of wool and the warp of silk or cotton.
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The band which encompasses the waist; esp., one on the upper part of breeches, trousers, pantaloons, skirts, or the like.
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Having a long waist; long from the armpits to the armpits to the bottom of the waist; -- said of persons.
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Having a short waist.
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A sash worn by women around the waist.
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