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waisting.

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

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Meaning & usage

noun
  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.

Where this word comes from

From waist + -ing.

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