waistband
- n a band of material around the waist that strengthens a skirt or trousers
- When the officers arrived, she had lost consciousness with a bottle of vodka tucked into her waistband.
- Shanteau, for example, had about an inch and a half of material taken out of the waistband part of the suit to make it cling more precisely on his body.
- A revolver is shoved into the waistband of his trousers, and a two-way radio is recharging in a unit near his feet.