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WAISTBAND

Dictionary entry overview: What does waistband mean?

• WAISTBAND (noun)
The noun WAISTBAND has 1 sense:

1. a band of material around the waist that strengthens a skirt or trousers

Familiarity information: WAISTBAND used as a noun is very rare.

Dictionary entry details

• WAISTBAND (noun)

Sense 1

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Meaning:

A band of material around the waist that strengthens a skirt or trousers

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Synonyms:

cincture; waistband; waistcloth; girdle; sash

Hypernyms ("waistband" is a kind of...):

band (a thin flat strip of flexible material that is worn around the body or one of the limbs (especially to decorate the body))

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "waistband"):

cummerbund (a broad pleated sash worn as formal dress with a tuxedo)

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