Meaning of waist in English

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Noun
waist
Etymology
late Middle English: apparently representing an Old English word from the Germanic root of wax
Definitions
1. the narrowing of the body between the ribs and hips
2. the narrow part of the shoe connecting the heel and the wide part of the sole

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