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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See the draft for the pattern of the small underwaist, page 53.
From Handicraft for Girls A Tentative Course in Needlework, Basketry, Designing, Paper and Cardboard Construction, Textile Fibers and Fabrics and Home Decoration and Care by McGlauflin, Idabelle
Aunt Mary held up a pretty underwaist and sighed deeply.
From Betty Leicester A Story For Girls by Jewett, Sarah Orne
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 Widdemer, Margaret
Materials: Pupils may furnish their own materials for an underwaist such as they wear.
From Handicraft for Girls A Tentative Course in Needlework, Basketry, Designing, Paper and Cardboard Construction, Textile Fibers and Fabrics and Home Decoration and Care by McGlauflin, Idabelle
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 Bower, B. M.
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