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WAIST OF A SHIP
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waist anchor — noun spare anchor for use in emergency • Syn: ↑sheet anchor • Hypernyms: ↑anchor, ↑ground tackle * * * noun : sheet anchor * * * waist anchor noun An anchor s … Useful english dictionary
Waist — Waist, n. [OE. wast; originally, growth, akin to AS. weaxan to grow; cf. AS. w[ae]stm growth. See {Wax} to grow.] [1913 Webster] 1. That part of the human body which is immediately below the ribs or thorax; the small part of the body between the… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Waist anchor — Waist Waist, n. [OE. wast; originally, growth, akin to AS. weaxan to grow; cf. AS. w[ae]stm growth. See {Wax} to grow.] [1913 Webster] 1. That part of the human body which is immediately below the ribs or thorax; the small part of the body… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
waist — [ weıst ] noun count ** 1. ) the middle part of the human body that is usually narrower than the parts above and below: Jim put his arm around Carmen s waist. Marie wore a wide black leather belt round her waist. from the waist down/up: The… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
waist — [wāst] n. [ME wast < base of OE weaxan, to grow, WAX2: sense development: growth (of body), hence size, thickness] 1. the part of the body between the ribs and the hips 2. a) the part of a garment that covers the waist b) WAISTLINE … English World dictionary
Waist clothes — Waist clothes, also called armings or fights, were colored clothes or sheets, usually red, that were hung around the outside of a ship s upper works, fore and aft, and before the cubbridge heads. They were used as an adornment during ceremonious… … Wikipedia
waist anchor — Anchor An chor ([a^][ng] k[ e]r), n. [OE. anker, AS. ancor, oncer, L. ancora, sometimes spelt anchora, fr. Gr. a gkyra, akin to E. angle: cf. F. ancre. See {Angle}, n.] 1. A iron instrument which is attached to a ship by a cable (rope or chain),… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
waist — noun (C) 1 the narrow part in the middle of the human body: wearing a belt around his waist | from the waist up/down (=in the top or bottom half of your body): Lota was paralysed from the waist down. | stripped to the waist (=not wearing any… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
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 — noun Etymology: Middle English wast; probably akin to Old English wæstm growth, weaxan to grow more at wax Date: 14th century 1. a. the typically narrowed part of the body between the thorax and hips b. the greatly constructioncted basal part of… … New Collegiate Dictionary
