Waist
Waist , noun
[Old English wast; originally, growth, akin to Anglo-Saxon weaxan to grow; compare Anglo-Saxon wastm growth. See Wax to grow.]
1.
That part of the human body which is immediately below the ribs or thorax; the small part of the body between the thorax and hips. — Chaucer
I am in the waist two yards about.
2.
(Nautical) Hence, the middle part of other bodies; especially (Nautical), that part of a vessel's deck, bulwarks, etc., which is between the quarter-deck and the forecastle; the middle part of the ship.
3.
A garment, or part of a garment, which covers the body from the neck or shoulders to the waist line.
4.
A girdle or belt for the waist. [Obsolete] — Shakespeare
Collocations (1)
Waist anchor , See Sheet anchor, 1, in the Vocabulary.