单词 | wasp-waist |
释义 | > as lemmaswasp-waist wasp-waist n. a very slender waist, esp. the characteristic waist of a woman who laces tightly. ΘΚΠ the world > life > the body > external parts of body > trunk > [noun] > middle of trunk or waist > types of wasp-waist1870 span-waist1871 1870 Illustr. London News 24 Sept. 330 The fearful displacement of the vital organs which must be effected to procure a wasp-waist. 1905 Athenæum 18 Mar. 344/3 The cylinder..shows a person tightly cinctured, and with a wasp-waist, resembling the men on Mycenæan monuments. < as lemmas |
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