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Girdle Definition And Meaning
What's The Definition Of Girdle? [n] a woman's close-fitting foundation garment [n] a band of material around the waist that strengthens a skirt or trousers [n] an encircling or ringlike structure [v] put a girdle on or around [v] cut a girdle around (a plant) so as to kill by interrupting the circulation of water and nutrients Synonyms \| Synonyms for Girdle: cincture \| corset \| deaden \| gird \| panty girdle \| sash \| stays \| waistband \| waistcloth Related Terms \| Find terms related to Girdle: adhesive tape \| advocate \| alpenstock \| anklet \| arm \| armlet \| athletic supporter \| back \| backbone \| backing \| band \| bandage \| bandeau \| batten \| bearer \| begird \| belt \| belt in \| bend \| beset \| bind \| bind up \| bra \| brace \| bracelet \| bracer \| bracket \| brassiere \| bundle \| buttress \| cane \| carrier \| cellophane tape \| cervix \| chain \| cinch \| cincture \| cingulum \| circle \| circuit \| circuiteer \| circulate \| circumambulate \| circummigrate \| circumnavigate \| circumvent \| close the circle \| cloth tape \| collar \| collarband \| come full circle \| compass \| corselet \| corset \| crook \| crutch \| cycle \| describe a circle \| do up \| earring \| ecliptic \| encincture \| encircle \| encompass \| engird \| ensphere \| equator \| fascia \| fillet \| finger ring \| flank \| foundation garment \| friction tape \| fulcrum \| gird \| girdle the globe \| girt \| girth \| go about \| go around \| go round \| go the round \| great circle \| guy \| guywire \| gyre \| hem \| hoop \| jock \| jockstrap \| lace \| lap \| lash \| lath \| leash \| ligula \| ligule \| list \| loop \| mainstay \| maintainer \| make a circuit \| masking tape \| mast \| Mystik tape \| neck \| neckband \| necklace \| nose ring \| orbit \| plank \| plastic tape \| prop \| quoit \| reinforce \| reinforcement \| reinforcer \| rest \| resting place \| revolve \| ribband \| ribbon \| rigging \| ring \| rope \| round \| sash \| Scotch tape \| shoulder \| shred \| shroud \| skirt \| slat \| slip \| spill \| spine \| spiral \| splice \| spline \| sprit \| staff \| standing rigging \| stave \| stay \| stays \| stick \| stiffener \| strake \| strap \| strengthener \| strip \| strop \| support \| supporter \| surround \| sustainer \| swaddle \| swathe \| taenia \| tape \| tape measure \| tapeline \| ticker tape \| tie \| tie up \| truss \| twine around \| upholder \| waistband \| walking stick \| wheel \| wire \| wrap \| wrap up \| wreathe \| wreathe around \| wristband \| wristlet \| zodiac \| zone See Also \| band \| border \| cummerbund \| foundation \| foundation garment \| hip \| incise \| pectoral girdle \| pelvic arch \| pelvic girdle \| pelvis \| skeletal structure \| skirt \| surround Girdle In Webster's Dictionary \Gir"dle\, n. A griddle. [Scot. & Prov. Eng.] \Gir"dle\, n. [OE. gurdel, girdel, AS. gyrdel, fr. gyrdan; akin to D. gordel, G. g["u]rtel, Icel. gyr?ill. See {Gird}, v. t., to encircle, and cf. {Girth}, n.] 1. That which girds, encircles, or incloses; a circumference; a belt; esp., a belt, sash, or article of dress encircling the body usually at the waist; a cestus. Within the girdle of these walls. --Shak. Their breasts girded with golden girdles. --Rev. xv. 6. 2. The zodiac; also, the equator. [Poetic] --Bacon. From the world's girdle to the frozen pole. --Cowper. That gems the starry girdle of the year. --Campbell. 3. (Jewelry) The line ofgreatest circumference of a brilliant-cut diamond, at which it is grasped by the setting. See Illust. of {Brilliant}. --Knight. 4. (Mining) A thin bed or stratum of stone. --Raymond. 5. (Zo["o]l.) The clitellus of an earthworm. {Girdle bone} (Anat.), the sphenethmoid. See under {Sphenethmoid}. {Girdle wheel}, a spinning wheel. {Sea girdle} (Zo["o]l.), a ctenophore. See {Venus's girdle}, under {Venus}. {Shoulder}, {Pectoral}, & {Pelvic}, {girdle}. (Anat.) See under {Pectoral}, and {Pelvic}. {To have under the girdle}, to have bound to one, that is, in subjection. \Gir"dle\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Girdled}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Girdling}.] 1. To bind with a belt or sash; to gird. --Shak. 2. To inclose; to environ; to shut in. Those sleeping stones, That as a waist doth girdle you about. --Shak. 3. To make a cut or gnaw a groove around (a tree, etc.) through the bark and alburnum, thus killing it. [U. S.]

Girdle Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Girdle?

[n] a woman's close-fitting foundation garment
[n] a band of material around the waist that strengthens a skirt or trousers
[n] an encircling or ringlike structure
[v] put a girdle on or around
[v] cut a girdle around (a plant) so as to kill by interrupting the circulation of water and nutrients

Girdle In Webster's Dictionary

\Gir"dle\, n.
A griddle. [Scot. & Prov. Eng.]


\Gir"dle\, n. [OE. gurdel, girdel, AS. gyrdel, fr.
gyrdan; akin to D. gordel, G. g["u]rtel, Icel. gyr?ill. See
{Gird}, v. t., to encircle, and cf. {Girth}, n.]
1. That which girds, encircles, or incloses; a circumference;
   a belt; esp., a belt, sash, or article of dress encircling
   the body usually at the waist; a cestus.

         Within the girdle of these walls.     --Shak.

         Their breasts girded with golden girdles. --Rev. xv.
                                               6.

2. The zodiac; also, the equator. [Poetic] --Bacon.

         From the world's girdle to the frozen pole.
                                               --Cowper.

         That gems the starry girdle of the year. --Campbell.

3. (Jewelry) The line ofgreatest circumference of a
   brilliant-cut diamond, at which it is grasped by the
   setting. See Illust. of {Brilliant}. --Knight.

4. (Mining) A thin bed or stratum of stone. --Raymond.

5. (Zo["o]l.) The clitellus of an earthworm.

{Girdle bone} (Anat.), the sphenethmoid. See under
   {Sphenethmoid}.

{Girdle wheel}, a spinning wheel.

{Sea girdle} (Zo["o]l.), a ctenophore. See {Venus's girdle},
   under {Venus}.

{Shoulder}, {Pectoral}, & {Pelvic}, {girdle}. (Anat.) See
   under {Pectoral}, and {Pelvic}.

{To have under the girdle}, to have bound to one, that is, in
   subjection.


\Gir"dle\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Girdled}; p. pr. & vb. n.
{Girdling}.]
1. To bind with a belt or sash; to gird. --Shak.

2. To inclose; to environ; to shut in.

         Those sleeping stones, That as a waist doth girdle
         you about.                            --Shak.

3. To make a cut or gnaw a groove around (a tree, etc.)
   through the bark and alburnum, thus killing it. [U. S.]

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