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 Fitch, George

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 Ray, Anna Chapin

And Kitty's waist measure is forty, While mine is full fifty and three, So I can't get my arm about Kitty, Nor can she get both hers around me.

From The Book of Humorous Verse by Wells, Carolyn

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 Watson, Kate Heintz

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 Stevans, Helen Follett