underwaist
Americannoun
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a blouse worn under another.
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such a blouse to which other undergarments are pinned or buttoned, worn by infants and small children.
Etymology
Origin of underwaist
Example Sentences
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Mr. Cross Moore had been to the bank, too; and the sum of money which he had drawn out in crisp twenty and fifty dollar bills was pinned securely to Janice's underwaist.
From The Mission of Janice Day by Corinne Turner
She was in an 1860 costume made from an old, full petticoat and tight underwaist, dyed pink, and helped out with small puffed sleeves and a sash.
From Winona of the Camp Fire by Margaret Widdemer
She was a pretty, dirty child of perhaps five, dressed only in a soiled and ragged underwaist and petticoat, and with a mane of very long and heavy hair, all tangles and elf-locks.
From Winona of the Camp Fire by Margaret Widdemer
He tucked the toad inside his underwaist and ignored its wriggling against his flesh while he squatted in the hot sunshine and watched the ants, his mind one great question.
From Cow-Country by B. M. Bower
She goes chasing out in her underwaist and petticoat sometimes.”
From Winona of the Camp Fire by Margaret Widdemer
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