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
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
It represented a young girl, richly dressed in the fashion of a hundred years ago or more, with long-waisted bodice, and skirt of white satin, looped up over an under-one of rose-coloured brocade.
From The Palace in the Garden by Molesworth, Mrs.
She was always very neat in dress, fastidious in regard to shirts and ties, and wore a long-waisted coat to disguise the lines of her figure.
From Studies in the Psychology of Sex, Volume 2 Sexual Inversion by Ellis, Havelock
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