short-waisted

[ shawrt-wey-stid ]

adjective
  1. of less than average length between the shoulders and waistline; having a high waistline.

Origin of short-waisted

1
First recorded in 1580–90

Words Nearby short-waisted

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How to use short-waisted in a sentence

  • Her dress, which was an old plum-colored silk, was altogether too short-waisted and too narrow for the prevailing fashion.

    The English Orphans | Mary Jane Holmes
  • The belt is caught along the top in the back, giving the short-waisted effect.

  • He had a short-waisted, thin body and abnormally long, thin legs, like the shadow a man casts at sunup.

    The Escape of Mr. Trimm | Irvin S. Cobb
  • She wore a small diadem in her hair, and her short-waisted robe trailed far back among her ladies.

    Lazarre | Mary Hartwell Catherwood
  • The doors in that house had a short-waisted effect with little panels above and long panels below.

    Lazarre | Mary Hartwell Catherwood

British Dictionary definitions for short-waisted

short-waisted

adjective
  1. unusually short from the shoulders to the waist

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