long-waisted
Americanadjective
Etymology
Origin of long-waisted
First recorded in 1640–50
Example Sentences
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In the 1950s the trend was very long-waisted.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 15, 2019
For Krakoff, the wrap is tied lower down for a flattering long-waisted effect.
From Seattle Times ● Feb. 17, 2011
Opening his bag, he laid by the biscuit, and extracted a morsel of iced cake: at the same time he produced an old-fashioned, long-waisted champagne-glass, nicked at the rim and quite without a stand.
From Lippincott's Magazine of Popular Literature and Science Volume 12, No. 30, September, 1873 by Various
When your white satin, long-waisted frock grew too small for you, you said, for you did not like giving it up, 'I can really get into it if I hold myself in like this.
From Love of Brothers by Tynan, Katharine
The miniatures of old manuscripts furnish us with examples of long-waisted dresses fitting closely to the person, sometimes stiffened like the modern stays, at others yielding to the figure.
From Dress as a Fine Art With Suggestions on Children's Dress by Merrifield, Mary Philadelphia
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