waist measure
Example Sentences
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Ordinarily he wore one of those canned suits that you buy in the coat-and-pants emporiums, giving your age and waist measure in order to get a perfect fit.
From At Good Old Siwash by George Fitch
Trousers—30 to 42 inches waist measure, 36 to 42 seat measure, 30½ to 34 inside leg measure, 1½ yards.
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
Always cut parallel with the selvage and the length of the underlap longer than the waist measure, allowing for turning at the ends.
From Textiles and Clothing by Kate Heintz Watson
The second run was made in the same length of time, but with corsets on, which reduced the waist measure to 24 inches.
From Almost a Woman by Mary Wood-Allen
You wouldn't have thought so had you dropped in upon us and scanned his waist measure, but then, of course, you don't know Marny.
From Fiddles 1909 by Francis Hopkinson Smith
