[mid.riff] n [ME midrif, fr. OE midhrif, fr. midde mid + hrif belly; akin to OHG href body, and prob. to L corpus body] (bef. 12c) 1: diaphragm 1
2: the mid-region of the human torso 3 a: a section of a woman's garment that covers the midriff b: a woman's garment that exposes the midriff