waistband
IPA: wˈeɪstbænd
noun
- A band of fabric encircling the waist, especially a part of a pair of pants or a skirt.
Examples of "waistband" in Sentences
- One day I noticed the waistband was a little tight.
- Tucked in her waistband was a pistol similar to mine, the compact Glock.
- His backside, with the vertical line peeking out from the center of his waistband, is a familiar sight in our village.
- 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.
- Isnora believed, by its shape, the object in the waistband was a gun, which he radioed to Lieutenant Gary Napoli, head of the team.
- 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.
- 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 ...