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Webster's 1828 Dictionary

MID'RIFF, n. In anatomy, the diaphragm; the muscle which divides the trunk into two cavities, the thorax and abdomen.

WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005)

n
1: the middle area of the human torso (usually in front); "young American women believe that a bare midriff is fashionable" [syn: middle, midriff, midsection]
2: (anatomy) a muscular partition separating the abdominal and thoracic cavities; functions in respiration [syn: diaphragm, midriff]

Merriam Webster's

noun Etymology: Middle English midrif, from Old English midhrif, from midde mid + hrif belly; akin to Old High German href womb, and probably to Latin corpus body Date: before 12th century 1. diaphragm 1 2. the mid-region of the human torso 3. a. a section of a woman's garment that covers the midriff b. a woman's garment that exposes the midriff

Oxford Reference Dictionary

n. 1 a the region of the front of the body between the thorax and abdomen. b the diaphragm. 2 a garment or part of a garment covering the abdomen. Etymology: OE midhrif (as MID(1), hrif belly)

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Midriff Mid"riff, n. [AS. midhrif; midd mid, middle + hrif bowels, womb; akin to OFries. midref midriff, rif, ref, belly, OHG. href body, and to L. corpus body. See Corpse.] (Anat.) See Diaphragm, n., 2. Smote him into the midriff with a stone. --Milton.

Collin's Cobuild Dictionary

(midriffs) Someone's midriff is the middle part of their body, between their waist and their chest. ...the girl with the bare midriff. N-COUNT: usu sing

Soule's Dictionary of English Synonyms

n. Diaphragm.

Moby Thesaurus

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