waisted

English

Etymology

waist +‎ -ed

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈweɪstɪd/
Homophone: wasted

Adjective

waisted (not comparable)

(in combination) Having some specific type of waist.
Narrower in the middle.
- 1992, Cormac McCarthy, All the Pretty Horses, →ISBN, page 3:
  In his black suit he stood in the dark glass where the lilies leaned so palely from their waisted cutglass vase.

Derived terms

Derived terms

Translations

having some specific type of waist

Finnish: -vyötäröinen
Turkish: belli (tr)

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