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waist·band
/
ˈweɪstˌbænd, -bənd
/
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[
weyst
-band, -b
uh
nd
]
Show IPA
noun
a
band
encircling the
waist
, especially as a part of a skirt or pair of trousers.
Origin:
1575–85;
waist
+
band
2
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waistband
(ˈweɪstˌbænd)
—
n
an encircling band of material to finish and strengthen a skirt or trousers at the waist
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
2009 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins
Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009
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