0 the strip of material at the top of a pair of trousers or a skirt that goes around the waist -- пояс (юбки или брюк)
Other attributes of the style often seen are pleats, tapered legs, and elastic waistbands.
Astronauts subject to long periods of weightlessness wear pants with elastic bands attached between waistband and cuffs to compress the leg bones and reduce osteopenia.
The uniforms featured pinstripes with solid a blue collar and waistband.
Belts were replaced by elastic waistbands and jerseys zipped up instead of buttons.
In this decade, companies also began selling buttonless drawers fitted with an elastic waistband.
On the inside of the waistband were sewn-on rubber pads that gripped the shirt and stopped it from becoming loose.
Chateleine bag: a bag suspended from a waistband by cord or chain, very popular from the 1860s until the end of the century.
They are generally secured by thin banding at the upper thighs and either a drawstring around the waist or an elastic waistband.
