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    The waist is the part of the abdomen between the rib cage and hips. Normally, the waist is the narrowest part of the torso. Waistline refers to the horizontal...
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    The waist–hip ratio or waist-to-hip ratio (WHR) is the dimensionless ratio of the circumference of the waist to that of the hips. This is calculated as...
    51 KB (6,305 words) - 02:54, 19 February 2024
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    Waist chop or waist cutting (simplified Chinese: 腰斩; traditional Chinese: 腰斬; pinyin: Yāo zhǎn), also known as cutting in two at the waist, was a form...
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    1600–1650 in Western fashion (category Articles with short description)
    cap or caul of pearls. Genoa, c. 1626. Marie-Louise de Tassis wears a short-waisted gown with a sash over a tabbed bodice with a long stomacher and matching...
    43 KB (5,019 words) - 11:18, 12 December 2023
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    Waist beads is a type of jewelry worn around the waist or on the hips originating from West Africa, they are traditionally worn by women as a symbol of...
    14 KB (1,696 words) - 21:28, 3 April 2024
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    A high-rise or high-waisted garment is one designed to sit high on, or above, the wearer's hips, usually at least 8 centimetres (3 inches) higher than...
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    Gabardine (category Articles with short description)
    Campus, Four Star, Curlee, Towncraft, and Oxford Clothes produced short-waisted gabardine jackets, sometimes reversible, commonly known as "Ricky jackets"...
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    (>1 in.) the natural waist. Natural: A horizontal waistline that falls at the natural waist and tends to make the wearer seem shorter by visually dividing...
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  • Waist Deep is a 2006 American action drama film directed by Vondie Curtis-Hall and starring Tyrese Gibson and Meagan Good. Ex-con Otis Samuel Sr. or "O2"...
    14 KB (1,592 words) - 16:05, 7 December 2023
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    Bust/waist/hip measurements (informally called 'body measurements' or ′vital statistics′) are a common method of specifying clothing sizes. They match...
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  • Bra (category Articles with short description)
    Evening Herald. Syracuse. March 1893. Still of course the short-waisted gowns mean short-waisted corsets and those ladies who wish to be in the real absolute...
    110 KB (11,348 words) - 09:28, 18 April 2024
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    1800s (decade) (category Articles with short description)
    the bust, falling loosely below. Inspired by neoclassical tastes, the short-waisted gowns sported soft, flowing skirts and were often made of white, almost...
    20 KB (2,074 words) - 13:30, 22 April 2024
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    Doublet (clothing) (category Articles with short description)
    knit-work, flourished with silver. By the 17th century, doublets were short-waisted. A typical sleeve of this period was full and slashed to show the shirt...
    10 KB (1,268 words) - 12:28, 3 May 2024
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    Hussar (category Articles with short description)
    gold Austrian knots (vitézkötés) on the sleeves, a matching pelisse (a short-waisted over-jacket often worn slung over one shoulder), colourful riding breeches...
    71 KB (8,756 words) - 03:58, 24 April 2024
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    Uniforms of the Luftwaffe (1935–1945) (category Articles with short description)
    stocks. It was manufactured with black wool and was double-breasted, short waisted and with a large collar with pointed lapels. The wrap of the double-breasted...
    19 KB (2,346 words) - 20:41, 23 March 2024
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    Empire waist or just Empire is a style in clothing in which the dress has a fitted bodice ending just below the bust, giving a high-waisted appearance...
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    A waist cincher (sometimes referred to as a waspie) is a belt worn around the waist to make the wearer's waist physically smaller, or to create the illusion...
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    Wasp waist is a women's fashion silhouette, produced by a style of corset and girdle, that has experienced various periods of popularity in the 19th and...
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    1795–1820 in Western fashion (category Articles with short description)
    Women: soft, subtle, sheer classical drapes; raised back waist of high-waisted dresses; short-fitted single-breasted jackets; morning dress; walking dress;...
    89 KB (10,425 words) - 15:38, 23 April 2024
  • From the early 19th century through the Edwardian period, the word waist was a term common in the United States for the bodice of a dress or for a blouse...
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