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Meanings of waistline in English

Portuguese
barriga
Catalan
cintura
Spanish
cintura
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Line of demarcation between the upper and lower portions of a garment, which notionally corresponds to the natural waist but may vary with fashion from just below the bust to below the hips.

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        barriga
        Usage of waistline in English
        1
        If you promise to take some exercise and work on your waistline.
        New york: the novel
        2
        She poked fun at Hanna's growing obsession with Cheez-Its-andher growing waistline.
        Wanted
        3
        Tom Reade was now submerged to his waistline in the engulfing sand.
        The Young Engineers in Arizona; or, Laying Tracks on the Man-kil...
        4
        Which lead to alot of women being told to watch the waistline.
        Radio NZ
        5
        The medic surveyed Bolanle's waistline and inquired if she was in labor.
        The secret lives of baba segi's wives
        6
        Tucked into the cinched waistline of his bluejeans was an Army-issue .45.
        The marrowbone marble company
        7
        The glutton inside me was a little disappointed, but my waistline thankful.
        Independent.ie
        8
        Skinny, for example, hadn't seen a forty-inch waistline in at least twenty years.
        Flash and Bones
        9
        Or do we sacrifice for the greater good of a relationship or waistline?
        Ebony
        10
        Is the electric bicycle good for your waistline and the environment?
        The Irish Times
        11
        Dainty and wee -you saw the waistline on the wedding dress, right?
        The Irish Times
        12
        Presently the icy current chilled my thighs, rising to my waistline.
        The Hidden Children
        13
        He discovered that, supported at the waistline, she could be wheeled very nicely.
        New Faces
        14
        Pilates has narrowed my waistline and toned my buttocks and thighs.
        The beauty diet: looking great has never been so delicious
        15
        Effectively, I was like a dormant volcano, nothing moving except my expanding waistline.
        The Irish Times
        16
        It really is home of the brave and land of the free living waistline.
        The Guardian
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        Waistline through the time
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