wasp waist
Extremely narrow midsection
A wasp waist is an extremely narrow midsection, cinched tight like the pinched middle segment of a wasp's body.
The term evokes Victorian-era corsetry that compressed women's torsos into exaggerated hourglass shapes: She laced herself into a wasp waist.
As an adjective, wasp-waisted describes this silhouette in fashion, furniture, or any object narrowing dramatically at its center.
- hourglassGravity-powered sand timer
- body shapeOverall physical form
- tightenedMade more secure
- narrownessConfined width quality
- corsetBoned waist-shaping undergarment
nipped in · tightlacing · body modification · crinoline · bustle · fashion history · femininity · girdle · dress form · silhouette · body politics · belt · sylphlike · constriction · molding · beauty · abdomen · bodice
wasp waistbarrel chest
Rounded, deep thorax
spare tire · beer belly · muffin top · pot belly · barrel-chested
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