midriff
/ˈmɪdɹɪf/
midriff
English
Noun
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Definition
The middle section of the human torso, from below the chest to above the waist; the abdomen and its back part.
Etymology
From Middle English midref, mydrif, from Old English midrif, midhrif (“the midriff; diaphragm”), from Proto-West Germanic *middjahrif. Equivalent to mid- + riff.
Example Sentences
- "Near-synonym: midsection"
- "I stuck it out for about an hour and then, apprised by a hollow feeling in the midriff that the dinner hour was approaching, laid a course for home."
- "But by Season 3, she said her patience had fizzled like bad Champagne after Emily grossly mispronounced “bien sûr” (“of course!”), flashed her midriff at the office and mistook George Sand, the French romantic writer, as a man."
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