The word for today is…
midriff (noun):
1: the mid-region of the human torso : midsection
2a: a section of a garment that covers the midriff
b: a garment that exposes the midriff
3: diaphragm - sense 1
Source : Merriam -Webster
Etymology : The “mid-torso” sense of midriff is relatively young, having come into English usage only in the early 19th century. For most of its history, midriff has been used to refer to the diaphragm, the large flat muscle that separates the thorax from the abdomen. This diaphragm sense has been around for at least 1,000 years, with the earliest known uses of midriff—which comes from the Old English word hrif, meaning “womb” or “belly”—being found in manuscripts such as Bald’s Leechbook, a medical text that is believed to date back to the mid 10th century.
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