About The Word Girt
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Girt
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What's The Definition Of Girt?
[v] encircle or bind; "Trees girded the green fields"
Synonyms | Synonyms for Girt: begird | gird | girth Related Terms | Find terms related to Girt: See Also | circle | encircle | environ | ring | round | surround Girt In Webster's Dictionary \Girt\,
imp. & p. p. of {Gird}.
\Girt\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Girted}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Girting}.] [From {Girt}, n., cf. {Girth}, v.] To gird; to encircle; to invest by means of a girdle; to measure the girth of; as, to girt a tree. We here create thee the first duke of Suffolk, And girt thee with the sword. --Shak. \Girt\, a. (Naut.) Bound by a cable; -- used of a vessel so moored by two anchors that she swings against one of the cables by force of the current or tide. \Girt\ (g[~e]rt), n. Same as {Girth}. |
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