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midriff

mid.riff \'mid-.rif\ n [ME midrif, fr. OE midhrif, fr. middle mid + hrif 
   belly]; akin to OHG href body, L corpus 1: DIAPHRAGM  2: the mid-region of 
   the human torso  3a: a section of a woman's garment that covers the midriff 
    3b: a woman's garment that exposes the midriff