Waist

worn band or braid, usually around the waist or hips

thumb|right|A traditional waistcoat, to be worn with a two-piece suit or separate jacket and trousers A waistcoat (UK and Commonwealth, or ; colloquially called a weskit) or vest (US and Canada) is a sleeveless upper-body garment. It is usually worn over a dress shirt and necktie and below a coat as a part of most men's formal wear. It is also sported as the third piece in the traditional three-piece male suit. Any given waistcoat can be simple or ornate, or for leisure or luxury. Historically, the waistcoat can be worn either in the place of, or underneath, a larger coat, dependent upon the w

thumb|Waist-to-hip ratios The waist is the part of the abdomen between the rib cage and hips. Normally, it is the narrowest part of the torso.

thumb|Philip V of Spain|Philip V, King of Spain wearing two types of sash: a red waist sash and the blue sash (Cordon Bleu) of the [[Order of the Holy Spirit]]

any top or t-shirt cut shorter than the waist

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dimensionless ratio of the circumference of the waist to that of the hips

women's fashion silhouette

numbers typically used to represent body shapes, as for fitting clothing

archaic Chinese method of execution

Hemicorporectomy is a radical surgery in which the body below the waist is amputated, transecting the lumbar spine. This removes the legs, the genitalia (internal and external), urinary system, pelvic bones, anus, and rectum. It is a major procedure recommended only as a last resort for people with severe and potentially fatal illnesses such as osteomyelitis, tumors, severe traumas and intractable decubiti in, or around, the pelvis. By 2019, 66 cases had been reported in medical literature.

thumb|An advertisement for corsets with waist sizes from 15 to 23 inches (38 to 58 cm) thumb|A woman wearing a tight-laced corset, 1890. Note that Victorian photo editing techniques were likely used on this image, simulating a narrower waist.|alt=A view of a woman in a corset and bloomers from the back with her hands on her hips. She has a very small waist. Tightlacing (also called corset training) is the practice of wearing an increasingly tightly laced corset to achieve cosmetic modifications to the figure and posture or to experience the sensation of bodily restriction. The process origina

short girdle reaching from the ribs to the hips

a numerical index for body fat distribution and related risks

line of demarcation between the upper and lower portions of a garment, which notionally corresponds to the natural waist but may vary with fashion from just below the bust to below the hips

body jewelry worn around the waist

thumb|A waistband A waistband is a strip of material that is either elastic or some other confining fabric that encircles the waist, usually as a component of clothing such as skirts, trousers, shorts, swimsuits, and undergarments.