-waisted

Definition

waist /weÇst/ n (က) ခါး။ She tied the rope round her waist. ❍ She has a 26-inch waist. ❍ The workmen were stripped to (ie wearing nothing above) the waist. ❍ He is paralysed from the waist down (ie cannot move his legs). ❍ waist measurements. (ခ) (အဝတ္) ခါးပိုင္း။ take a skirt in at the waist. ❏ waist-deep adj , adv (အနက္) ခါးအထိ။ The water was waist-deep. ❍ wade waist-deep into the river. ❏ waisted adj ခါးသိမ္ထားေသာ (အဝတ္)။ a waisted jacket. ❏ -waisted (forming compound adjs ) ခါးပိုင္း ျပဳျပင္ထား ေသာ။ ခါး…ေသာ။ narrow-waisted ❍ a high-waisted dress (ie with its waist above the waist of the person wearing it). ❏ waist-high adj , adv (အျမင့္) ခါးအထိ။ The grass had grown waist-high.

Examples

1. Jim put his arm round Carmen’s waist.
2. Marie wore a wide black leather belt round her waist.
3. [from the waist down/up] : The accident left Margaret paralysed from the waist down.
4. A pair of trousers with an elasticated waist