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waistband

American  
[weyst-band, -buhnd] / ˈweɪstˌbænd, -bənd /

noun

  1. a band encircling the waist, especially as a part of a skirt or pair of trousers.

waistband British  
/ ˈweɪstˌbænd /

noun

  1. an encircling band of material to finish and strengthen a skirt or trousers at the waist

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Etymology

Origin of waistband

First recorded in 1575–85; waist + band 2

Example Sentences

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As I walk into the gym adjusting the waistband of my shorts, my thoughts are spinning.

From Literature

Among the new nonnegotiables: fleece vests instead of jackets and elastic waistbands instead of “hard pants,” i.e., anything with a zipper.

From The Wall Street Journal

He slipped it into the waistband of his shorts.

From Literature

The wings were born, attached to a wide elastic waistband Equihua had from a former project.

From Los Angeles Times

Participants wore waistband pedometers to track physical activity and underwent PET scans to measure amyloid-beta plaques and tau tangles in the brain.

From Science Daily

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