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| mid·riff [ míddrif ] |
noun (plural mid·riffs) |
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1. middle front area of human body: the area of the human body between the chest and the waist
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2. dress part of clothing over middle: the part of clothing that covers the area of the human body from the chest to the waist
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3. anatomy
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Same as diaphragm (sense 1)
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adjective |
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1. near midriff: in the area of the midriff
  midriff bulge
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2. exposing midriff: used to describe an article of clothing that exposes the midriff
a midriff top
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| [ Old English midhrif "diaphragm" < midd (see mid) + hrif "belly" (< Indo-European, "body")] |
