Main Entry:

²girdle

Function:

transitive verb

Inflected Form(s):

gir·dled; gir·dling \ˈgər-d^əl-iŋ\

Date:

1582

1 : to encircle with or as if with a girdle 2 : to cut away the bark and cambium in a ring around (a plant) usually to kill by interrupting the circulation of water and nutrients 3 : to move around : circle <girdled the world>