Definition of "wasp-waist" [wasp-waist]

• A waist so tightly laced as to resemble the nearly divided body of a wasp. (noun)

The Century Dictionary (Public Domain)

• "You've got your virtually indestructible General Products hull, in this case a #2 model: a 300 feet long cylinder, 20 feet wide, pointed at both ends and with a wasp-waist constriction near the tail (cheers, wikipedia) - and it's transparent, for the best possible views."
• "McCoy was the littlest one in the company, a wasp-waist doll barely five feet high."
• "If you're as obsessive as Barack supposably is about keeping his wasp-waist, you can use low-fat Mayo boring! or Vegganaise, a handy-dandy vegan alternative."