- (the) waist of a wasp
- осиная талия
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(the) waist of a wasp
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Waist — The waist is the part of the abdomen between the rib cage and hips. On proportionate people, the waist is the narrowest part of the torso.Waistline refers to the horizontal line where the waist is narrowest, or to the general appearance of the… … Wikipedia
wasp — wasplike, adj. /wosp/, n. 1. any of numerous social or solitary hymenopterous insects of the Vespidae, Sphecidae, and allied families, generally having a long, slender body and narrow waist and, in the female, a stinger. 2. a person who is… … Universalium
Waist cincher — A short corset, 1860, of one part. 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 of being smaller. Contents 1 … Wikipedia
WASP — /wosp/, Sometimes Disparaging and Offensive. n. 1. a white Anglo Saxon Protestant. 2. a member of the privileged, established white upper middle class in the U.S. adj. 3. Waspy. Also, Wasp. [1955 60] /wosp/, n. a member of the Women s Air Force… … Universalium
Wasp (disambiguation) — A wasp is a type of flying insect. Wasp or WASP may also refer to:Insects*Common wasp or Vespula vulgaris , a wasp found in much of the Northern Hemisphere *German wasp or Vespula germanica , a wasp native to Europe, northern Africa, and… … Wikipedia
waist — n. 1 a the part of the human body below the ribs and above the hips, usu. of smaller circumference than these; the narrower middle part of the normal human figure. b the circumference of this. 2 a similar narrow part in the middle of a violin,… … Useful english dictionary
waist — /weɪst / (say wayst) noun 1. the part of the human body between the ribs and the hips. 2. the part of a garment covering the waist. 3. that part of an object, especially a central or middle part, which bears some analogy to the human waist: the… …
waist — waistless, adj. /wayst/, n. 1. the part of the body in humans between the ribs and the hips, usually the narrowest part of the torso. 2. the part of a garment covering this part of the body. 3. blouse (def. 1). 4. the part of a one piece garment… … Universalium
waist — [[t]weɪst[/t]] n. 1) anat. the part of the human body between the ribs and the hips, usu. the narrowest part of the torso 2) clo the part of a garment covering this part of the body 3) clo blouse 1) 4) clo the part of a one piece garment covering … From formal English to slang
Wasp waist — refers to a silhouette, given by a style of corset and girdle, that has experienced various periods of popularity in the 19th and 20th centuries.Its primary feature is the abrupt transition from a natural width rib cage to an exceedingly small… … Wikipedia
wasp — O.E. wæps, wæsp, altered (probably by influence of L. vespa) from W.Gmc. *wabis (Cf. O.S. waspa, M.Du. wespe, Du. wesp, O.H.G. wafsa, Ger. Wespe, Dan. hveps), from PIE *wobhes /*wops (Cf. L. vespa, Lith. vapsa, O.C.S. vosa … Etymology dictionary
