Found 3 items, similar to Midriff.
English → Indonesian (quick)
Definition: midriff
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English → English (WordNet)
Definition: midriff
midriff
n 1: the middle area of the human torso (usually in front);
“young American women believe that a bare midriff is
fashionable” [syn:
middle,
midsection]
2: (anatomy) a muscular partition separating the abdominal and
thoracic cavities; functions in respiration [syn:
diaphragm]
English → English (gcide)
Definition: Midriff
Midriff
\Mid"riff\ (m[i^]d"r[i^]f), n. [AS. midhrif; midd mid,
middle + hrif bowels, womb; akin to OFries. midref midriff,
rif, ref, belly, OHG. href body, and to L. corpus body. See
Corpse.] (Anat.)
1. See
Diaphragm, n., 2.
[1913 Webster]
2. The middle part of the front of the body, from the waist
to the chest.
[PJC]
Smote him into the midriff with a stone. --Milton.
[1913 Webster]
3. That part of a garment, especially a dress or bodice, that
covers the midriff[2].
[PJC]