waist measure
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Cicely seated herself on the sofa and smiled encouragement at the young man, while she vaguely wondered whether he had discovered that her cousin's waist measure was three inches smaller than her own.
From Phebe, Her Profession A Sequel to Teddy: Her Book by Anna Chapin Ray
Also I disliked very much having told him my waist measure which is large owing to Basket Ball.
From Bab: a Sub-Deb by Mary Roberts Rinehart
Ladies' Skirts—20 to 42 inches waist measure, 40 to 44 inches long, 4½ yards, 54 inches wide.
From The Copeland Method A Complete Manual for Cleaning, Repairing, Altering and Pressing All Kinds of Garments for Men and Women, at Home or for Busines by Vanness Copeland
The unyielding steel and buckram will not permit a variation in the waist measure as a deep breath is inhaled or expelled.
From The Woman Beautiful or, The Art of Beauty Culture by Helen Follett Stevans
The Kaiser, with his artistic hyperbole, had proclaimed that the true German beauty should have a waist measure of at least a yard and a half.
From The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse by Charlotte Brewster Jordan
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