empire-waisted

English

Adjective

empire-waisted (comparative more empire-waisted, superlative most empire-waisted)

1. (fashion) Having an empire waist.
   • 2021, Rickie Lee Jones, Last Chance Texaco, Grove Press, published 2022, page 116:

     Mom gave me money to buy these paisley, empire-waisted, one-piece satin lounge pajamas I'd seen at Lerner's Department Store.