[みやつ, miyatsu] (n) (abbr) (See 身八つ口) small opening in the side of some traditional Japanese clothing (located where the sleeve meets the bodice, below the armpit) [Add to Longdo]
[みやつぐち, miyatsuguchi] (n) small opening in the side of some traditional Japanese clothing (located where the sleeve meets the bodice, below the armpit) [Add to Longdo]
[やつくち, yatsukuchi] (n) small opening in the side of some traditional Japanese clothing (located where the sleeve meets the bodice, below the armpit) [Add to Longdo]
[わき, waki] (n) (1) armpit; under one's arm; side; flank; (2) (also written as 傍, 側) beside; close to; near; by; (3) aside; to the side; away; out of the way; (4) off-track; off-topic; (5) (usu. written ワキ in Noh) deuteragonist; supporting role; (6) (abbr) (See 脇句) second verse (in a linked series of poems); (P) [Add to Longdo]
[わきあけ, wakiake] (n) (1) (See 闕腋の袍) robe worn by military officials with a round collar, unstitched open sides, and no wrapped fabric along the bottom; (2) (See 八つ口) small opening in the side of traditional Japanese clothing (where the sleeve meets the bodice, below the armpit); clothing with such an opening (usu. worn by women or children) [Add to Longdo]
Result from Foreign Dictionaries (2 entries found)
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:
Armpit \Arm"pit`\, n. [Arm + pit.]
The hollow beneath the junction of the arm and shoulder; the
axilla.
[1913 Webster]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
armpit
n 1: the hollow under the arm where it is joined to the
shoulder; "they were up to their armpits in water" [syn:
{armpit}, {axilla}, {axillary cavity}, {axillary fossa}]