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4 осин талия
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5 vosí pas
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6 осиная талия
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8 cintura de avispa
* * *(n.) = wasp waistEx. Let us consider the wasp waist, beloved of the Victorians and in fashion up to the early years of this century.* * ** * *(n.) = wasp waistEx: Let us consider the wasp waist, beloved of the Victorians and in fashion up to the early years of this century.
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9 осиный
wasp'sпотревожить осиное гнездо — stir up a nest of hornets; (перен. тж.) bring* a hornets' nest about one's ears
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оси́ное гнездо́ — hornets' nest
потрево́жить оси́ное гнездо́ — 1) ( в природе) stir up a nest of hornets 2) ( спровоцировать недоброжелателей) bring a hornets' nest about one's ears
••оси́ная та́лия — wasp waist
с оси́ной та́лией — wasp-waisted
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12 cintura
f.1 waist.cintura de avispa wasp waist2 waist measurement, waist size.* * *1 waist\coger a alguien por la cintura to hold somebody round the waistmeter a alguien en cintura familiar to bring somebody into line* * *noun f.* * *SF1) (Anat) waistcon la dieta redujo unos centímetros de cintura — with his diet he reduced his waistline by a few centimetres, with his diet he took a few centimetres off his waistline
2) [de falda, pantalón] waist* * *a) ( de la persona) waistme tomó or (esp Esp) cogió de la cintura — he grabbed me round the waist
¿cuánto tienes de cintura? — what do you measure round the waist?
b) ( de prenda) waistmeter a alguien en cintura — (Esp fam) to take somebody in hand
* * *= waist, waistline.Ex. Library staff and volunteers used power boats and struggled waist high in water to rescue books and files.Ex. Pear-shaped bodies carry their extra weight below the waistline, and do not seem to have as high a risk of developing health problems like diabetes, heart disease, stroke, high blood pressure.----* a la altura de la cintura = waist high, waist deep.* cintura de avispa = wasp waist.* con cintura de avispa = wasp-waisted.* hasta la cintura = waist deep, waist high, waist length.* que llega hasta la cintura = waist high, waist deep, waist length.* * *a) ( de la persona) waistme tomó or (esp Esp) cogió de la cintura — he grabbed me round the waist
¿cuánto tienes de cintura? — what do you measure round the waist?
b) ( de prenda) waistmeter a alguien en cintura — (Esp fam) to take somebody in hand
* * *= waist, waistline.Ex: Library staff and volunteers used power boats and struggled waist high in water to rescue books and files.
Ex: Pear-shaped bodies carry their extra weight below the waistline, and do not seem to have as high a risk of developing health problems like diabetes, heart disease, stroke, high blood pressure.* a la altura de la cintura = waist high, waist deep.* cintura de avispa = wasp waist.* con cintura de avispa = wasp-waisted.* hasta la cintura = waist deep, waist high, waist length.* que llega hasta la cintura = waist high, waist deep, waist length.* * *1 [ Vocabulary notes (Spanish) ] (de la persona) waistejercicios para adelgazar la cintura exercises to reduce the waistlinede la cintura para arriba/abajo from the waist up/downme tomó or cogió de la cintura he grabbed me round the waist¿cuánto tienes de cintura? what do you measure round the waist?, what's your waist measurement?2 (de una prenda) waistme queda grande de cintura it's too big for me round the waist3 (de una guitarra) waistCompuesto:wasp waist* * *
cintura sustantivo femenino (de persona, prenda) waist;
me queda grande de cintura it's too big for me round the waist
cintura sustantivo femenino waist
' cintura' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
media
- quebrar
- talle
- adelgazar
- ancho
- banda
- contorno
- desnudar
- desnudo
- desvestir
- fino
- flexión
- flotador
- hasta
- herpes
- marcar
- medir
- rodear
English:
drawstring trousers
- middle
- waist
- waist-deep
- waistline
- down
- up
* * *cintura nf1. [de cuerpo] waist;de cintura para abajo/arriba from the waist down/upcintura de avispa wasp waist2. [de vestido] waist;le queda demasiado holgado de cintura the waist is too big for her, it's too big in the waist for her;Fammeter en cintura a alguien to make sb toe the line, to bring sb into line* * *f waist;meter a alguien en cintura fig fam take s.o. in hand* * *cintura nf1) : waist, waistline2)* * *cintura n waist -
13 talle
m.1 waist (cintura).2 figure (figura, cuerpo).3 measurement (medida).pres.subj.1st person singular (yo) Present Subjunctive of Spanish verb: tallar.* * *1 (cintura) waist2 (figura - de hombre) build, physique; (- de mujer) figure, shape3 COSTURA shoulder-to-waist measurement* * *noun m.1) waist2) figure, shape* * *SM1) (=cintura) waist2) (=medidas) waist and chest measurements pl ; (=talla) size, fitting3) (=tipo) [de mujer] figure; [de hombre] build, physique4) (=aspecto) look, appearance; (=contorno) outline* * *a) ( cintura) waistb) ( figura) figurec) ( en costura) trunk measurement* * *= waist, waistline.Ex. Library staff and volunteers used power boats and struggled waist high in water to rescue books and files.Ex. Pear-shaped bodies carry their extra weight below the waistline, and do not seem to have as high a risk of developing health problems like diabetes, heart disease, stroke, high blood pressure.----* de talle largo = high waisted.* de talle medio = medium-length.* * *a) ( cintura) waistb) ( figura) figurec) ( en costura) trunk measurement* * *= waist, waistline.Ex: Library staff and volunteers used power boats and struggled waist high in water to rescue books and files.
Ex: Pear-shaped bodies carry their extra weight below the waistline, and do not seem to have as high a risk of developing health problems like diabetes, heart disease, stroke, high blood pressure.* de talle largo = high waisted.* de talle medio = medium-length.* * *1 (cintura) waistde talle esbelto slim-waisted2 (figura) figuretiene buen talle she has a good figure3 (en costura) trunk measurement, measurement from shoulder to waistes corta de talle she's short-waistedme queda corto de talle the waist is too high on me, it's too short in the body4 ( RPl) (de una prenda) sizede talle único one-sizeCompuesto:wasp waist ( dated)tiene un talle de avispa she has a tiny waist* * *
Del verbo tallar: ( conjugate tallar)
tallé es:
1ª persona singular (yo) pretérito indicativo
talle es:
1ª persona singular (yo) presente subjuntivo3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) presente subjuntivo3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) imperativo
Multiple Entries:
tallar
talle
tallar ( conjugate tallar) verbo transitivo
1 ‹ madera› to carve;
‹escultura/mármol› to sculpt;
‹ piedras preciosas› to cut
2 (Méx)
verbo intransitivo (Col) [ zapatos] to be too tight
tallarse verbo pronominal (Méx)
‹ ojos› to rub
talle sustantivo masculino
tallar verbo transitivo
1 (dar forma, esculpir) to sculpt
(piedras preciosas) to cut
(la madera) to carve
(el metal) to engrave
2 (medir a una persona) to measure the height of
talle sustantivo masculino
1 (cintura) waist
2 (figura, planta) figure, shape
3 (en una prenda) chest and waist measurement
' talle' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
ceñir
English:
waist
- M
- out
- size
- take
* * *talle nm1. [cintura] waist;de talle estrecho narrow-waisted;talle de avispa wasp waist2. [figura, cuerpo] figure3. [en sastrería] neck to waist measurement;se llevan las chaquetas de talle largo long-waisted jackets are the fashion4. Chile, Guat, Méx [corsé] corset5. RP [talla] size* * *m waist* * *talle nm1) : size2) : waist, waistline3) : figure, shape -
14 кръст
1. cross(на сабя, щик) cross-barтурям/тегля кръст на нещо give up s.th. for lost; put an end/a period to s.th.2.рел. cross(с разпятие) crucifix; ocm. rood('прекрьстване) sign of the crossразпъвам на кръст crucify, прен. torment, excruciate3. (талия) waist, middle; (small of the) backхващам през кръста take round the waist, put o.s. arm round s.o.'s waistдо кръста to the waist, ( за дълбочина) down/up to the waist, waist-deep/-highводата ми стига до кръста the water is waist-deep/* * *м., -ове, (два) кръ̀ста 1. cross; (на сабя, щик) cross-bar; \кръст за храброст military cross, (в Англия) Victoria Cross, съкр. V.C.; на \кръст crosswise; пречупен \кръст swastika; слагам \кръст на миналото obliterate/forget the past; турям/тегля \кръст на нещо give up s.th. for lost; put an end/a period to s.th.; Червен \кръст Red Cross;2. рел. cross; (с разпятие) crucifix; остар. rood; ( прекръстване) sign of the cross; поемам \кръста си take up/bear o.’s cross; разпъвам на \кръст crucify, прен. torment, excruciate; честен \кръст! разг. cross my heart!;3. ( талия) waist, middle; (small of the) back; до \кръста to the waist, (за дълбочина) down/up to the waist, waist-deep/-high; (за удар) под \кръста below the belt; портрет до \кръста half-length (portrait); с ръце на \кръста arms akimbo; тънък \кръст small/slender waist, wasp waist; хващам през \кръста take round the waist, put o.s. arm round s.o.’s waist; • Южният \кръст астр. the Crux, the Southern Cross.* * *mark (като подпис); cross: a military кръст - кръст за храброст; crucifix; loin (на човек); middle; waist: The water is кръст- deep. - Водата ми стига до кръста.* * *1. ('прекрьстване) sign of the cross 2. (на сабя, щик) cross-bar 3. (с разпятие) crucifix;ocm. rood 4. (талия) waist, middle;(small of the) back 5. cross 6. КРЪСТ за храброст a military cross, (в Англия) а Victoria Cross (ськр. V.C.) 7. Червен КРЪСТ Red Cross 8. Южният КРЪСТ acmp. the Crux, the Southern Cross 9. водата ми стига до КРЪСТа the water is waist-deep/ 10. до КРЪСТа to the waist, (за дълбочина) down/up to the waist, waist-deep/-high 11. на КРЪСТ crosswise 12. поемам КРЪСТa си take up/bear o.'s cross 13. пречупен КРЪСТ swastica 14. разпъвам на КРЪСТ crucify, прен. torment, excruciate 15. рел. cross 16. с ръце на КРЪСТa arms akimbo 17. слагам КРЪСТ на миналото obliterate/forget the past 18. турям/тегля КРЪСТ на нещо give up s.th. for lost;put an end/a period to s.th. 19. тънък КРЪСТ a small/slender waist, a wasp waist 20. хващам през КРЪСТа take round the waist, put o.s. arm round s.o.'s waist -
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f wasp waist* * *Wẹs|pen|tail|lef (fig)wasp waist* * *Wes·pen·tail·lef wasp waisteine \Wespentaille haben to have a wasp waist* * *Wespentaille f wasp waist* * *f.wasp waist n. -
16 avispa
f.wasp.* * *1 wasp* * *SF1) (=insecto) wasp2) (=persona) sharp person, clever person* * *femenino wasp* * *= wasp.Ex. Parasitization rates were low, but wasps actively attacked the weevil throughout the cauliflower growing season.----* cintura de avispa = wasp waist.* con cintura de avispa = wasp-waisted.* nido de avispas = hornet's nest, wasps' nest.* parecido a una avispa = waspish.* relacionado con las avispas = waspish.* * *femenino wasp* * *= wasp.Ex: Parasitization rates were low, but wasps actively attacked the weevil throughout the cauliflower growing season.
* cintura de avispa = wasp waist.* con cintura de avispa = wasp-waisted.* nido de avispas = hornet's nest, wasps' nest.* parecido a una avispa = waspish.* relacionado con las avispas = waspish.* * *wasp* * *
Del verbo avispar: ( conjugate avispar)
avispa es:
3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) presente indicativo2ª persona singular (tú) imperativo
Multiple Entries:
avispa
avispar
avispa sustantivo femenino
wasp
avispa sustantivo femenino wasp
' avispa' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
inflamarse
- picar
- picadura
English:
wasp
* * *♦ nf[insecto] wasp; Ven Famcomer avispa to be on one's toes♦ nmfVen [persona] sharp o quick-witted person;es un avispa he's very sharp o quick-witted* * *f ZO wasp* * *avispa nf: wasp* * *avispa n wasp -
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* * *[vi'tino]sostantivo maschile* * *vitino/vi'tino/sostantivo m.vitino di vespa wasp waist. -
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f life( durata della vita) lifetimeanatomy waista vita for lifecosto m della vita cost of livingsenza vita lifeless* * *vita1 s.f.1 life*: vita degli animali, delle piante, animal, plant life; la vita umana, human life; la vita terrena, life on earth; essere in vita, to be living (o alive); essere in fin di vita, to be dying; essere privo di vita, to be lifeless; essere tra la vita e la morte, to be between life and death; rimanere in vita, to survive; non dare segni di vita, to show (o to give) no signs of life; rischiare la vita, to risk (o to venture) one's life; perdere la vita, to lose one's life; dare la vita a qlcu., to give birth to s.o.; dare la vita per qlcu., qlco., to give (o to sacrifice) one's life for s.o., sthg.; dar vita a qlco., to start (o to set up) sthg.; togliere la vita a qlcu., to take s.o.'s life; togliersi la vita, to kill oneself (o to commit suicide); richiamare in vita qlcu., to bring s.o. back to life; salvare la vita a qlcu., to save s.o.'s life; ti devo la vita, I owe you my life; aver cara la vita, to value one's life; vender cara la vita, to sell one's life dearly; essere attaccati alla vita, to love life // nella primavera, al tramonto della vita, in the spring, autumn of life // l'altra vita, the next life; la vita eterna, eternal life; passare a miglior vita, to pass away (o breath one's last) // lotta per la vita, struggle for life // assicurazione sulla vita, life insurance // è in gioco la sua vita, his life is at stake // è una questione di vita o di morte, it's a matter of life and death // ne va della vita, it's more than my life is worth // pena la vita, on pain of death // lo giuro sulla mia vita, I swear it on my life // l'aria e la luce sono la nostra vita, air and light are (o mean) life to us // il lavoro è la sua vita, work is his life; amor mio, vita mia!, my love, my life! // storie di vita vissuta, real life stories // conoscere la vita, to know life (o the world); avere esperienza della vita, to have experience of life (o of the world) // è la vita!, that's life! // finché c'è vita c'è speranza, (prov.) while there's life there's hope2 ( periodo di vita) life*; ( durata di una vita) lifetime: vita lunga, long life; vita media, average lifetime; (fis. nucleare) mean life; vita operativa, physical life; durante la sua vita, during his lifetime; tutta una vita di felicità, a lifetime of happiness; capita una sola volta nella vita, it happens only once in a lifetime; non l'ho mai fatto in vita mia, I have never done it in my life; quel giornale ha avuto vita breve, that newspaper had a short life // vita natural durante, for one's natural life // a vita, (for) life; carcere a vita, life imprisonment; condanna a vita, life sentence; essere condannato a vita, to be given a life sentence; pensione a vita, life pension; senatore a vita, senator for life // per ( tutta) la vita, for life: essere menomato per la vita, to be maimed for life; ti amerò per tutta la vita, I'll love you as long as I live // in vita, during one's life: in vita non è stato un gran che, during his lifetime he wasn't up to much // lo conosco da una vita, è una vita che lo conosco, I've known him for years3 ( modo di vivere) life*, living: vita sana, onesta, attiva, healthy, honest, active life; vita privata, pubblica, private, public life; ritirarsi a vita privata, to retire to private life; vita di relazione, social life; vita in comune, life together; far vita in comune, to live together; condurre una vita tranquilla, to lead a quiet life; vivere una vita disordinata, to live (o to lead) a disorderly life // tenore di vita, standard of living // che vita!, what a life! // vita da cani, dog's life // come va la vita?, how's life (o how are you getting on)? // fare una vita da nababbo, da re, to live like a lord (o a king) // fare la dolce vita, to live it up // fare una bella vita, to lead a good life // fare la, darsi alla bella vita, to lead a life of pleasure // fare la vita, to be a prostitute; donna di vita, prostitute // avere una doppia vita, to live (o to lead) a double life // cambiare vita, to mend one's ways // rifarsi una vita, to make a new life for oneself // trascinare la vita, to live (o to lead) a hard life // rendere la vita difficile a qlcu., to make life difficult for s.o. // sapere vita, morte e miracoli di qlcu., to know everything about s.o. // poca brigata vita beata, (prov.) the fewer the better4 ( il necessario per vivere) living: il costo della vita, the cost of living; la vita è sempre più cara, the cost of living is going up all the time; guadagnarsi la vita, to earn one's living; si guadagna onestamente la vita, he earns an honest living; guadagnarsi a stento la vita, to scrape a living5 ( vitalità) vitality, life*; ( animazione) animation: è piena di vita, she is full of life (o bubbling over with vitality); città, strada piena di vita, town, street full of life; musica piena di vita, music full of vitality; romanzo privo di vita, lifeless novel; dar vita a una festa, to liven up a party6 ( essere, persona) life*: non c'era traccia di vita per le strade, there was no sign of life in the streets; la guerra costa molte vite, war costs many lives; non si lamenta alcuna perdita di vite umane, no lives were lost (o there was no loss of life)7 ( biografia) life*, biography: hai letto le vite di Plutarco?, have you read Plutarch's lives?vita2 s.f. ( parte del corpo) waist: prendere qlcu. per la vita, to seize s.o. by the waist; giro di vita, waist measure; abito stretto in vita, a tight-waisted dress; avere la vita alta, bassa, essere corto, lungo di vita, to have a high, low waist, to be high-waisted, low-waisted; avere la vita stretta, sottile, to have a slender waist; vita di vespa, wasp waist // su con la vita!, cheer up!* * *I ['vita] sf1) (gen) lifedare la vita per qn/qc — to give one's life for sb/sth
2) (modo di vivere) life, lifestylenella vita quotidiana o di ogni giorno — in everyday life
II ['vita] sfcambiare vita — to change one's way of life o one's lifestyle
Anat waistabito a vita alta/bassa — dress with a high/low waist
punto (di) vita Sartoria — waist
* * *I ['vita]sostantivo femminile1) life*salvare la vita a qcn. — to save sb.'s life
a vita — [esiliare, segnare] for life; [esilio, sospensione] lifetime
rendere la vita difficile a qcn. — to make life difficult for sb.
il governo non avrà vita lunga — fig. the government won't last long
la vita di città, moderna — city life, present day life
2) (vitalità) life*pieno di vita — [persona, luogo] bursting with life
3) (biografia) life*4) fig. (molto tempo)ci vuole una vita per fare — it takes ages o an age to do
5) in vita alivetenere qcn., qcs. in vita — to keep sb., sth. alive (anche fig.)
•vita media — statist. expectation of life
••sapere vita, morte e miracoli di qcn. — = to know everything there's to know about sb.
darsi alla bella vita — to live it up, to lead the life of Riley
••finché c'è vita c'è speranza — prov. while there's life there's hope
Note:Dei due principali equivalenti inglesi della parola vita, life e living, il primo è il termine più generale che fa riferimento all'esperienza complessiva del vivere ( una questione di vita o di morte = a matter of life and death, un amico per la vita = a friend for life, lo stile di vita = the way of life / the lifestyle), mentre il secondo allude soprattutto alle necessità materiali del vivere ( condizioni di vita = living conditions, il costo della vita = the cost of living). Quando si parla della vita in generale, la parola life non è preceduta dall'articolo in inglese ( la vita è spesso dura = life is often hard), a meno che non ci sia una specificazione ( la vita dei contadini nell'Inghilterra medievale era spesso molto dura = the life of peasants in medieval England was often very hard)II ['vita]vita sottile, larga — slim, large waist o waistline
afferrare qcn. per la vita — to seize sb. around the waist
a vita alta, bassa — [ abito] high-, low-waisted
* * *vita1/'vita/Dei due principali equivalenti inglesi della parola vita, life e living, il primo è il termine più generale che fa riferimento all'esperienza complessiva del vivere ( una questione di vita o di morte = a matter of life and death, un amico per la vita = a friend for life, lo stile di vita = the way of life / the lifestyle), mentre il secondo allude soprattutto alle necessità materiali del vivere ( condizioni di vita = living conditions, il costo della vita = the cost of living). Quando si parla della vita in generale, la parola life non è preceduta dall'articolo in inglese ( la vita è spesso dura = life is often hard), a meno che non ci sia una specificazione ( la vita dei contadini nell'Inghilterra medievale era spesso molto dura = the life of peasants in medieval England was often very hard).sostantivo f.1 life*; salvare la vita a qcn. to save sb.'s life; non c'erano segni di vita there was no sign of life; togliersi la vita to take one own's life; tra la vita e la morte between life and death; c'è vita su Marte? is there life on Mars? forme di vita life forms; è una questione di vita o di morte it's a matter of life and death; per (tutta) la vita throughout one's life; non l'ho mai visto prima in vita mia I've never seen him before in my life; per la prima volta in vita mia for the first time in my life; che cosa farai nella vita? what are you going to do in life? a vita [esiliare, segnare] for life; [esilio, sospensione] lifetime; opera di (tutta) una vita work of a lifetime; avere una vita molto attiva to lead a busy life; rendere la vita difficile a qcn. to make life difficult for sb.; il governo non avrà vita lunga fig. the government won't last long; la vita di città, moderna city life, present day life; stile di vita lifestyle; condizioni di vita living conditions2 (vitalità) life*; prendere vita to come to life; è là che c'è vita that's where the action is; pieno di vita [persona, luogo] bursting with life3 (biografia) life*4 fig. (molto tempo) ci vuole una vita per fare it takes ages o an age to do; non la vedo da una vita it's been ages since I last saw her5 in vita alive; tenere qcn., qcs. in vita to keep sb., sth. alive (anche fig.); rimanere in vita to stay alivequesta (sì che) è vita! this is the life! così va la vita that's what life is all about; avere vita facile to have an easy ride; sapere vita, morte e miracoli di qcn. = to know everything there's to know about sb.; darsi alla bella vita to live it up, to lead the life of Riley; una vita da cani a dog's life; per la vita e per la morte! till death us do part! o la borsa o la vita! your money or your life! su con la vita! cheer up! finché c'è vita c'è speranza prov. while there's life there's hope; donna di vita hooker; fare la vita to be on the game BE\————————vita2/'vita/sostantivo f.(parte del corpo) waist; (circonferenza) waistline; vita sottile, larga slim, large waist o waistline; afferrare qcn. per la vita to seize sb. around the waist; a vita alta, bassa [ abito] high-, low-waisted; giro vita waist measurement. -
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f zoology wasp* * ** * *I ['vɛspa] sfZool waspII(motor) scooter, Vespa ®* * *['vɛspa]sostantivo femminile zool. wasp* * *vespa/'vεspa/sostantivo f.zool. wasp. -
20 талия
I ж.(место, где носят пояс) waistто́нкая та́лия — slender waist
оси́ная та́лия разг. — wasp waist
в та́лию (о платье) — fitting at / in the waist
обня́ть кого́-л за та́лию — put one's arm round smb's waist
II ж. карт.она́ полнова́та в та́лии — she is a bit thick around the waist
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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 waist — wasp′ waist n. a slender waistline wasp′ waist ed, adj … From formal English to slang
wasp waist — n. a very slender or tightly corseted waist … English World dictionary
wasp-waist|ed — «WOSP WAYS tihd, WSP », adjective. having a very slender waist … Useful english dictionary
wasp waist — noun a very slender waist • Hypernyms: ↑waist, ↑waistline * * * noun : a very slender waist; specifically : a woman s tightly laced waistline * * * wasp waisted, adj. a woman s slender waistline, esp. when the result of tight cor … Useful english dictionary
wasp waist — wasp waisted, adj. a woman s slender waistline, esp. when the result of tight corseting. [1865 70] * * * … Universalium
wasp waist — noun Date: 1870 a very slender waist • wasp waisted adjective … New Collegiate Dictionary
wasp waist — noun a woman s very narrow or tightly corseted waist. Derivatives wasp waisted adjective … English new terms dictionary
wasp waist — /ˈwɒsp weɪst/ (say wosp wayst) noun a slender, or tightly laced, waist. –wasp waisted, adjective …
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
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