MIDRIFF

midriff. Midriff, n. what separates the heart from the body

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Mid″riff (mĭd″rĭf), n. [[AS. midhrif; midd mid, middle + hrif bowels, womb; akin to OFries. midref midriff, rif, ref, belly, OHG. href body, and to L. corpus body. See Corpse.]] (Anat.) See Diaphragm, n., 2. Smote him into the midriff with a stone. Milton. { Mid″ sea″, or Mid″–sea″ (?) }. The middle part of the sea or ocean. Milton. The Mid-sea, the Mediterranean Sea.