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Meanings of stays in inglês

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A stiffened bodice; early form of corset.

        português
        corset
        catalão
        cotilla
        espanhol
        faja

        A woman's close-fitting foundation garment.

              corset
              Synonyms
              Examples for "girdle"
              Examples for "girdle"
              1
              And so I took the pistol and carried it in my girdle.
              The Lost Treasure of Trevlyn: A Story of the Days of the Gunpowd...
              2
              The girdle, the connecting-bands, and the motor were then in turn unpacked.
              The Last Galley; Impressions and Tales
              3
              And the Princess Joceliande laughed, and replaced the scissors in her girdle.
              Ensign Knightley, and Other Stories
              4
              He again took off the girdle and put it in my hands.
              The Fool Errant / Being the Memoirs of Francis-Anthony Strelley,...
              5
              Again the feeble remnant of the Hawaiian race voted against the girdle.
              Nonsenseorship
              1
              This is the opening sentence in a letter advertising a particular corset.
              Business Correspondence, Vol. 1: How to Write a Business Letter
              2
              The maternity corset, in the next place, must support the enlarged uterus.
              The Prospective Mother, a Handbook for Women During Pregnancy
              3
              The waist belt enforces the evils which the corset and skirts inaugurate.
              The Arena, Volume 4, No. 22, September, 1891
              4
              Even the hideous corset squeezing is counteracted by the power of complexion.
              Editorials from the Hearst Newspapers
              5
              The corset loosened enough to spill my breasts into the open air.
              Danse Macabre
              russo
              штаги
              português
              estai
              espanhol
              estay
              catalão
              estai

              The heavy ropes, wires, or rods on sailing vessels that run from the masts to the hull.

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                      estai
                      Usage of stays in inglês
                      1
                      Northern Territory: All travel within the state is permitted, including overnight stays.
                      News.com.au
                      2
                      No one stays long on Sea Island without hearing of Mrs. Parrish.
                      The new yorker
                      3
                      The water stays fairly chilled all year so don't forget your steamer.
                      News.com.au
                      4
                      However, his composed tone stays intact, calling for help inside the property.
                      The South African
                      5
                      The parties will soon learn if the cigarette ban stays or goes.
                      The South African
                      6
                      But you can only rise in society if society itself stays put.
                      The Guardian
                      7
                      A sacred place never stays empty for long, the Kremlin-linked source said.
                      Reuters
                      8
                      Making sure he stays well-hydrated by drinking water often is paramount, too.
                      Independent.ie
                      9
                      A rate that stays above 1 means the virus is spreading exponentially.
                      Reuters
                      10
                      If the Windows smartphone market stays lukewarm, Nokia will continue to wilt.
                      Wired
                      11
                      What happens in Vegas stays in Vegas, as far as I'm concerned.
                      Larry's kidney: being the true story of how I found myself in ch...
                      12
                      The person in the water had seized one of the wing stays.
                      Dave Dashaway and His Hydroplane; Or, Daring Adventures over the...
                      13
                      I think usually what's said on the field stays on the field.
                      Reuters
                      14
                      In my opinion, a true intellectual is someone who stays perpetually interested.
                      The Guardian
                      15
                      Make sure it stays within your budget and you can cope financially.
                      News.com.au
                      16
                      He stays in power by never committing himself to parties or policies.
                      The new yorker
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                      Stays through the time
                      Stays across language varieties
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                      Common
                      South Africa
                      Common
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