Midriff

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  • noun. undefined
  • noun. The middle outer portion of the front of the human body, extending roughly from just below the breast to the waistline.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • noun. The diaphragm. See cut at diaphragm.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • noun. See diaphragm, n., 2.
  • noun. The middle part of the front of the body, from the waist to the chest.
  • noun. That part of a garment, especially a dress or bodice, that covers the midriff{2}.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • noun. The mid section of the human torso, from below the chest to above the waist
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • noun. the middle area of the human torso (usually in front)
  • noun. (anatomy) a muscular partition separating the abdominal and thoracic cavities; functions in respiration
  • Word Usage
    "In later years, I thought maybe the instructors were worried about the boys not learning if they were staring at girls in midriff tops."
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