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empire waist

/ˈɛmpaɪə(ɹ)ˈweɪst/

empire waist noun: a waistline on a woman's dress that is located immediately below the bust.

empire waist: a waistline on a woman's dress that is located immediately below the bust
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Noun

empire waist (plural empire waists)

  1. A waistline on a woman's dress that is located immediately below the bust.

Forms of empire waist

pluralempire waists
alternative formempire-waist

Questions about empire waist

What does empire waist mean?
Empire waist means a waistline on a woman's dress that is located immediately below the bust.
What part of speech is empire waist?
Empire waist is a noun.
How do you pronounce empire waist?
Empire waist is pronounced /ˈɛmpaɪə(ɹ)ˈweɪst/.
What is the plural of empire waist?
The plural of empire waist is empire waists.

Words near empire waist in the dictionary

  1. Empire State Building
  2. Empire State of the South
  3. Empire Stater
  4. Empire style
  5. Empire Vale
  6. empire waist
  7. empire waists
  8. empire-building
  9. Empire-grown
  10. empire-waist
  11. empire-waisted

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