"hourglass figure" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: hourglass figures [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} hourglass figure (plural hourglass figures)
  1. A human body shape resembling an hourglass, i.e. with a very narrow waist and wide bust and hips. Wikipedia link: hourglass figure Categories (topical): Appearance Related terms: almond-shaped · banana-shaped · bell-shaped · brickshaped · cone-shaped · cross-shaped · cup-shaped · domeshaped · egg-shaped · funnelshaped · heart-shaped · hourglass-shaped · leaf-shaped · mushroom-shaped · needle-shaped · pear-shaped · ring-shaped · rod-shaped · spindle-shaped · top-shaped · wedge-shaped, corset, tightlacing, 90-60-90 Translations (a human body shape resembling an hourglass): тънка талия (tǎnka talija) [feminine] (Bulgarian), timeglasfigur [common-gender] (Danish), hvepsetalje [common-gender] (Danish), wespentaille (Dutch), tiimalasivartalo (Finnish), taille de guêpe [feminine] (French), figura klepsydry [feminine] (Polish), silhueta ampulheta [feminine] (Portuguese), silhueta de ampulheta [feminine] (Portuguese), cintura de avispa [feminine] (Spanish), kum saati vücut (Turkish)

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