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drop waist

drop waist noun: a waistline (on a dress etc.) that is positioned around the hips, below the natural waist.

Noun

drop waist (plural drop waists)

  1. (attributive, often) A waistline (on a dress etc.) that is positioned around the hips, below the natural waist.
    • But nothing beats the drama of a ravaged drop-waist dress from the 1920s – one that leaves a trail of sequins in your wake.2024 May 12, Tish Weinstock, “This Vintage Lover Is Calling Time On The ’90s Fashion Obsession”, in British Vogue
    Synonyms:
    dropped waist

Synonyms of drop waist

Forms of drop waist

pluraldrop waists

Questions about drop waist

What does drop waist mean?
Drop waist means a waistline (on a dress etc.) that is positioned around the hips, below the natural waist.
What part of speech is drop waist?
Drop waist is a noun.
What is the plural of drop waist?
The plural of drop waist is drop waists.

Words near drop waist in the dictionary

  1. drop towers
  2. drop trou
  3. drop trow
  4. drop volley
  5. drop volleys
  6. drop waist
  7. drop waists
  8. drop weapon
  9. drop weapons
  10. drop window
  11. drop windows

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