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waisted

[wey-stid]

adjective

having a waist of a specified kind (usually used in combination): long-waisted; high-waisted.

(of an object, a container, etc.) shaped like a waist; having concave sides: a waisted vase.

Origin:
1575–85; waist + -ed³

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waisted (ˈweɪstɪd)

—*adj*
	a. having a waist or waistlike part: a waisted air-gun pellet
	b. (in combination): high-waisted

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