waisting

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noun

That which goes at the waist (of a person, as on a garment, or of an object).

“The decorative material used as waisting also served as a girdle for her midlife expansion.”

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Meanings

nounwaisting (plural waistings)

plural waistings

  1. That which goes at the waist (of a person, as on a garment, or of an object).

    The decorative material used as waisting also served as a girdle for her midlife expansion.

  2. A failure in mechanical testing, where part of the testpiece becomes narrow.

Origin

From waist + -ing.

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Cite this entry
APA

waisting. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/waisting

MLA

“waisting.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/waisting. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “waisting,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/waisting.

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