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adj
Of lower body clothing: whose waistline does not reach the waist, but hangs along the hips.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
Topics: fashion, lifestyle
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
A building of no more than a few stories.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: architecture
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
adjective
used of buildings of one or only a few stories and usually no elevator; low
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: high-rise
History
Referring to the low waistline.
(architecture): A retronym created as an antonym to high-rise.
Across languages
7 source translations are retained for this English entry.
