Definitions

from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

  • noun A band of material encircling and fitting the waist of a garment, such as trousers or a skirt.

from The Century Dictionary.

  • noun A band meant to encircle the waist, especially such a band forming part of a garment and serving to stiffen or maintain it: as, the waistband of a skirt.
  • noun A separate or outer girdle or belt.

from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.

  • noun The band which encompasses the waist; esp., one on the upper part of breeches, trousers, pantaloons, skirts, or the like.
  • noun rare A sash worn by women around the waist.

from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.

  • noun A band of fabric encircling the waist, especially a part of a pair of pants or a skirt.

from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

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

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Examples

  • The buckle of her waistband is also his work; I am not quite sure but that it is a token of betrothal when a girl wears the buckle her suitor has made.

    Insulinde: Experiences of a Naturalist's Wife in the Eastern Archipelago 1887

  • His backside, with the vertical line peeking out from the center of his waistband, is a familiar sight in our village.

    French Word-A-Day: 2009

  • His backside, with the vertical line peeking out from the center of his waistband, is a familiar sight in our village.

    Characters 2009

  • A waistband is a lot more trouble and adds an inch or two above the skirt, and most waistbands on patterns are not wide enough.

    Portrait in Blue, by Gabriel Nicolet, 1856-1921 2009

  • His backside, with the vertical line peeking out from the center of his waistband, is a familiar sight in our village.

    une pantoufle - French Word-A-Day 2009

  • His backside, with the vertical line peeking out from the center of his waistband, is a familiar sight in our village.

    French Word-A-Day: 2009

  • Now why guys will walk around with their boxers or whitey-tightys looking like storm-tossed ships, panels of fabric barely hanging onto the waistband, is beyond me ...

    Mine Dave Hingsburger 2007

  • Tucked in her waistband was a pistol similar to mine, the compact Glock.

    Edge Jeffery Deaver 2010

  • Isnora believed, by its shape, the object in the waistband was a gun, which he radioed to Lieutenant Gary Napoli, head of the team.

    Tonya Plank: What Does It Take To Convict Police in The Shooting of an Unarmed Black Man? 2008

  • One day I noticed the waistband was a little tight.

    Forbes.com: News Tom Gillis 2011

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