girdle
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noun \ˈgər-dəl\Definition of GIRDLE
1
: something that encircles or confines: as a : an article of dress encircling the body usually at the waist b : a woman's close-fitting undergarment often boned and usually elasticized that extends from the waist to below the hips c (1) : shoulder girdle (2) : pelvic girdle
2
: the edge of a brilliant that is grasped by the setting — see brilliant illustration
See Examples of GIRDLE
- <drew a handkerchief from the girdle around her waist and offered it to the knight as a token of affection>
Origin of GIRDLE
Middle English girdel, from Old English gyrdel; akin to Old High German gurtil girdle, Old English gyrdan to gird
First Known Use: before 12th century
Related to GIRDLE
- Synonyms
- ceinture, cincture, cummerbund (also cumberbund), 2belt, sash, self-belt
Other Clothing Terms
2girdle
transitive verbgir·dledgir·dling \ˈgər-dəl-iŋ\
Definition of GIRDLE
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>
Examples of GIRDLE
- the rings that girdle the planet Saturn
- <trees girdled the campus, essentially hiding it from view>
First Known Use of GIRDLE
1582
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Rhymes with GIRDLE
gir·dle
noun \ˈgərd-ə1\ (Medical Dictionary)Medical Definition of GIRDLE
: either of two more or less complete bony rings at the anterior and posterior ends of the vertebrate trunk supporting the arms and legs respectively: a : pectoral girdle b : pelvic girdle
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