[ UK /mˈɪdɹɪf/ ]
NOUN
  1. (anatomy) a muscular partition separating the abdominal and thoracic cavities; functions in respiration
  2. the middle area of the human torso (usually in front)
    young American women believe that a bare midriff is fashionable
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How To Use midriff In A Sentence

  • From where I am, c'est-à-dire, * sea level, in the belly of the crowd, I see a lot of bare midriffs, cleavage and pouty lips. Escapade
  • She was also snapped exposing her toned midriff while taking a telephone call. The Sun
  • His midriff was protected by a drape of chainmail covering a leather girdle and loincloth.
  • The return of the bare upper midriff, perhaps. Times, Sunday Times
  • Some, such as the bare midriff, come from the catwalk. Times, Sunday Times
  • From the vein that passes through the liver two branches separate off, of which one terminates in the diaphragm or so-called midriff, and the other runs up again through the armpit into the right arm and unites with the other veins at the inside of the bend of the arm; and it is in consequence of this local connexion that, when the surgeon opens this vein in the forearm, the patient is relieved of certain pains in the liver; and from the left-hand side of it there extends a short but thick vein to the spleen and the little veins branching off it disappear in that organ. The History of Animals
  • She wore a short T-shirt that revealed her midriff.
  • Yokes and sleeves are obvious choices for a peek-a-boo look, and for evening or vacation wear, consider a midriff inset in a seductive sheer or demure lace.
  • He proposed a dress code that would ban any display of cleavage, thighs, backs, shoulders and midriffs.
  • Next in order is the middle region, or chest, which comprehends the vital faculties and parts; which (as I have said) is separated from the lower belly by the diaphragma or midriff, which is a skin consisting of many nerves, membranes; and amongst other uses it hath, is the instrument of laughing. Anatomy of Melancholy
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