waist
noun
the part of the body in humans between the ribs and the hips, usually the narrowest part of the torso.
waistless
-
a word derived from
waist.
Example Sentences
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While the obvious reference for the round necks and rectangular lines, the pussy-bow blouses, knee-length skirts and waistless jackets was the past, the flat-pack values the clothes conveyed were entirely from the present.
From New York Times ● Sep. 13, 2016
She invariably wore a loose muslin or print gown, waistless, and fastened at the neck; underneath this was the ordinary Samoan lava lava or waist-cloth of navy blue calico.
From The Strange Adventure Of James Shervinton 1902 by Louis Becke
Her figure, shapeless and waistless, was garbed in a rough man’s shirt and in a ragged flannel petticoat that had once been red.
From The Strength of the Strong by Jack London
His figure was rectangular, waistless, neckless, ankleless, of middle height, looking shortish because, though he was not particularly stout, there was nothing slender about him.
From Dark Lady of the Sonnets by Bernard Shaw
But the momentary vision of a waistless woman with a shawl gathered over her head and shoulders at the back door attracted his attention.
From The Argonauts of North Liberty by Bret Harte
