Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A band of material encircling and fitting the waist of a garment, such as trousers or a skirt.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A band meant to encircle the waist, especially such a band forming part of a garment and serving to stiffen or maintain it: as, the waistband of a skirt.
- noun A separate or outer girdle or belt.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun The band which encompasses the waist; esp., one on the upper part of breeches, trousers, pantaloons, skirts, or the like.
- noun rare A sash worn by women around the waist.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun A
band offabric encircling thewaist , especially a part of a pair ofpants or askirt .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun a band of material around the waist that strengthens a skirt or trousers
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Examples
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The buckle of her waistband is also his work; I am not quite sure but that it is a token of betrothal when a girl wears the buckle her suitor has made.
Insulinde: Experiences of a Naturalist's Wife in the Eastern Archipelago 1887
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His backside, with the vertical line peeking out from the center of his waistband, is a familiar sight in our village.
French Word-A-Day: 2009
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His backside, with the vertical line peeking out from the center of his waistband, is a familiar sight in our village.
Characters 2009
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A waistband is a lot more trouble and adds an inch or two above the skirt, and most waistbands on patterns are not wide enough.
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His backside, with the vertical line peeking out from the center of his waistband, is a familiar sight in our village.
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His backside, with the vertical line peeking out from the center of his waistband, is a familiar sight in our village.
French Word-A-Day: 2009
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Now why guys will walk around with their boxers or whitey-tightys looking like storm-tossed ships, panels of fabric barely hanging onto the waistband, is beyond me ...
Mine Dave Hingsburger 2007
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Tucked in her waistband was a pistol similar to mine, the compact Glock.
Edge Jeffery Deaver 2010
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Isnora believed, by its shape, the object in the waistband was a gun, which he radioed to Lieutenant Gary Napoli, head of the team.
Tonya Plank: What Does It Take To Convict Police in The Shooting of an Unarmed Black Man? 2008
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One day I noticed the waistband was a little tight.
Forbes.com: News Tom Gillis 2011
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