waist measure

Example Sentences

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All that awful reducing my waist measure seemed just a lack of confidence in his love for me; he wouldn't have minded if I weighed five hundred pounds, I felt sure.

From The Melting of Molly by Daviess, Maria Thompson

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 Smith, Francis Hopkinson

Measurements Every Girl Scout should know her measurements, including her height, her weight, her waist measure, her chest girth and her chest expansion.

From Scouting For Girls, Official Handbook of the Girl Scouts by Bacon, Josephine Dodge Daskam

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 Copeland, Vanness

Learn to keep the back of your neck touching your collar, hold your chest high, and keep down your waist measure.

From The Art of Public Speaking by Carnagey, Dale