short-waisted

[ shawrt-wey-stid ]

/ ˈʃɔrtˈweɪ stɪd /

adjective

of less than average length between the shoulders and waistline; having a high waistline.

Compare long-waisted.

Origin of short-waisted

First recorded in 1580–90

Words nearby short-waisted

short-term memory, short time, short-timer, short title, short ton, short-waisted, shortwall, shortwave, shortwave diathermy, shortwave radio, shortweight

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Example sentences from the Web for short-waisted

She wore a small diadem in her hair, and her short-waisted robe trailed far back among her ladies.
Lazarre|Mary Hartwell Catherwood
It was short-waisted, and gave her figure a short, chunky appearance.
By the Light of the Soul|Mary E. Wilkins Freeman
She had seen to it that her short-waisted dress was suggestive of Grecian lines of beauty.
Hester's Counterpart|Jean K. Baird
That gentleman in a high stock and a short-waisted coat—the late Mr. Brummell surely, walking in this direction?
A Day's Tour|Percy Fitzgerald

She was quite a majestic old lady, very tall and large and short-waisted.
Young Lucretia and Other Stories|Mary E. Wilkins

British Dictionary definitions for short-waisted

short-waisted

adjective

unusually short from the shoulders to the waist

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单词	short-waisted
释义	short-waisted [ shawrt-wey-stid ] / ˈʃɔrtˈweɪ stɪd / adjective of less than average length between the shoulders and waistline; having a high waistline. Compare long-waisted. Origin of short-waisted First recorded in 1580–90 Words nearby short-waisted short-term memory, short time, short-timer, short title, short ton, short-waisted, shortwall, shortwave, shortwave diathermy, shortwave radio, shortweight Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for short-waisted She wore a small diadem in her hair, and her short-waisted robe trailed far back among her ladies. Lazarre\|Mary Hartwell Catherwood It was short-waisted, and gave her figure a short, chunky appearance. By the Light of the Soul\|Mary E. Wilkins Freeman She had seen to it that her short-waisted dress was suggestive of Grecian lines of beauty. Hester's Counterpart\|Jean K. Baird That gentleman in a high stock and a short-waisted coat—the late Mr. Brummell surely, walking in this direction? A Day's Tour\|Percy Fitzgerald She was quite a majestic old lady, very tall and large and short-waisted. Young Lucretia and Other Stories\|Mary E. Wilkins British Dictionary definitions for short-waisted short-waisted adjective unusually short from the shoulders to the waist Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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