midriff
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mid·riff
(mĭd′rĭf)n.
1. See diaphragm.
2. The middle outer portion of the front of the human body, extending roughly from just below the breast to the waistline.
[Middle English midrif, from Old English midhrif : midd, mid; see mid1 + hrif, belly; see kwrep- in Indo-European roots.]
mid′riff adj.
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midriff
(ˈmɪdrɪf)n
1. (Anatomy)
a. the middle part of the human body, esp between waist and bust
b. (as modifier): midriff bulge.
2. (Anatomy) anatomy another name for the diaphragm1
3. (Clothing & Fashion) the part of a woman's garment covering the midriff
4. (Clothing & Fashion) US a woman's garment which exposes the midriff
[Old English midhrif, from mid1 + hrif belly]
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mid•riff
(ˈmɪd rɪf)n.
2. the middle portion of the human body, between the chest and the waist.
3. the part of a dress or bodice that covers this area.
4. a garment that exposes this area.
[before 1000; Old English midhrif=mid(d) mid1 + hrif belly]
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midriff
- Based on the Old English hrif, "belly," it is the front of the body between the chest and the waist.See also related terms for waist.
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Noun | 1. | midriff - the middle area of the human torso (usually in front); "young American women believe that a bare midriff is fashionable" |
2. | midriff - (anatomy) a muscular partition separating the abdominal and thoracic cavities; functions in respiration tissue layer, membrane - a pliable sheet of tissue that covers or lines or connects the organs or cells of animals or plants torso, trunk, body - the body excluding the head and neck and limbs; "they moved their arms and legs and bodies" anatomy, general anatomy - the branch of morphology that deals with the structure of animals |
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midriff
nounRelated words
technical name diaphragm
technical name diaphragm
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Translations
الحِجاب الحاجِز
bránice
mellemgulv
rekeszizom
miîhluti bols
diafragma
bránica
karın bölgesiorta beden
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midriff
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midriff
(ˈmidrif) noun the middle of the body just below the ribs.
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mid·riff
n. diafragma.
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