Meanings
adjectiveempire-waisted (comparative more empire-waisted, superlative most empire-waisted)
comparative more empire-waisted · superlative most empire-waisted
- fashionHaving an empire waist.
Mom gave me money to buy these paisley, empire-waisted, one-piece satin lounge pajamas I'd seen at Lerner's Department Store.
2021, Rickie Lee Jones, Last Chance Texaco, Grove Press, published 2022, page 116
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