WAIST  , the See also:

• MIDDLE

middle See also:

• PART

part of the human See also:

• BODY

body, the portion lying between the ribs and the See also:

• HIP

hip-bones, comprising the compressible parts of the See also:

• TRUNK (Fr. tronc, Lat. truncus, cut off, maimed)

trunk . The word is also applied to the central portion of other See also:

• OBJECTS

objects, particularly tc the narrowest portion of musical See also:

• INSTRUMENTS

instruments of the See also:

• VIOLIN

violin type and to the centre of a See also:

• SHIP

ship . The word appears in the M . Eng. as See also:

• WASTE (O. Fr. wast, guast, gast, gaste; Lat. vastus, vast, desolate)

waste, " waste of a mannys' myddel " (Prompt. parv. c . 1440), and is See also:

• DEVELOPED

developed from the O . Eng. wcestm, growth, the " waist " being the part where the growth of a See also:

• MAN
• MAN, ISLE OF (anc. Mona)

man is shown and developed; cf . Icel. voxtr, stature, shape; See also:

• DAN

Dan. vaext, See also:

• SIZE

size, growth, &c . It is thus to be derived from the 0 . Eng. weaxan, to grow, See also:

• WAX

wax .