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″, orMid″–sea″ (?) }. The middle part of the sea or ocean. Milton.
The Mid-sea, the Mediterranean Sea.