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WAIST MEASUREMENT [1 record]

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Record 1 2003-10-21

English

Subject field(s)
  • Sewing (General)
  • Clothing (General)
CONT

The sizing is based on waist and body height measurement for the pant layers and chest measurement and body height for the top layers.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Couture (Généralités)
  • Vêtements (Généralités)
DEF

Circonférence entre la crête de l'os de la hanche et la dernière côte.

CONT

La mesure des couches de pantalons dépend du tour de taille et de la hauteur du corps tandis que la mesure des couches de poitrine dépend du tour de poitrine et de la hauteur du corps.

OBS

[Le tour de taille] se prend à l'endroit le plus étroit de la taille

Spanish

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