| 1H6 IV.iii.20 | [Lucy to Richard] Spur to the rescue of the noble Talbot, / Who now is girdled with a waist of iron |
| KJ II.i.217 | [King John to Hubert, of the city walls] That as a waist doth girdle you about |
| MM III.ii.38 | [Elbow to disguised Duke, of Pompey] His neck will come to your waist - a cord, sir |