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wasp waist
noun
- a woman's slender waistline, especially when the result of tight corseting.
wasp waist
noun
- a very slender waist, esp one that is tightly corseted
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Derived Forms
- ˈwasp-ˌwaisted, adjective
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Other Words From
- wasp-waisted adjective
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Word History and Origins
Origin of wasp waist1
First recorded in 1865–70
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Example Sentences
We somehow suspected that the demand for a return of the wasp waist had influential interests behind it.
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A charming Marquise dc Largillere with a wasp waist in blue velvet, elegant and haughty.
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She had a beautiful figure; not a wasp waist by any means, but a natural figure, full of power and grace.
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He calls Stacey wasp-waist, but it only calls attention to his own big stomach.
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In 1860-65, the hoop-skirt held sway, and the wasp waist was typical of beauty.
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