empire-waisted

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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.