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midriff

[ mid-rif ]

noun

  1. the middle part of the body, between the chest and the waist.
  2. the part of a dress or bodice, usually close-fitting, that covers this part of the body.
  3. a garment that exposes this part of the body.


adjective

  1. noting or pertaining to the middle part of the human body, the part of a garment that covers it, or a garment that exposes it.

midriff

/ ˈmɪdrɪf /

noun

    1. the middle part of the human body, esp between waist and bust
    2. ( as modifier )

      midriff bulge

  1. anatomy another name for the diaphragm
  2. the part of a woman's garment covering the midriff
  3. a woman's garment which exposes the midriff


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Word History and Origins

Origin of midriff1

before 1000; Middle English mydryf, Old English midhrif, equivalent to mid ( d ) mid 1 + hrif belly

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Word History and Origins

Origin of midriff1

Old English midhrif, from mid 1+ hrif belly

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Example Sentences

The piece’s top is covered with hivelike ceramic tiles and balanced above an impossibly tiny midriff on stinger-like legs.

Ensuring that her midriff is still exposed, Cyrus is obviously wearing a rhinestone crop top to match the basketball.

“You must stop baring your midriff,” scolded her headmistress.

Her long brown hair flowed down and she had a bullet wound on her head and blood all over her midriff.

Courtney wore cutoff denim shorts with a plaid blouse tied at the midriff, showing off her ample cleavage.

Their collection features sparkling hotpants, midriff-baring tops, leopard prints, and combat boots.

If, however, the midriff contract so powerfully that the lower ribs are drawn inward, the abdominal walls follow them.

The chest is enlarged by the muscles of inspiration, the principal of which is the diaphragm or midriff.

Not heeding where he was going, he tumbled up against my table, and jammed it hard against my midriff.

The book is a mine of beautiful descriptions, and of sentences which tickle your inmost midriff with delight.

But I shall no more pause with a bare foot and an empty stocking, a dish of food and a gnawing midriff.

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