as in circumferences
the distance around a round body
a fallen tree with a girth of some 26 feet making it wide enough for a full-grown man to walk through
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as in wraps
to encircle or bind with or as if with a belt
you'll need to make sure you girth the saddle tightly or you'll fall off the horse
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wraps
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In the film, one glowing maggot scores an oversized moth, wraps it up, then bores through its eye before eating its living brain.—
Ann Patchett,
New Yorker,
29 Sep. 2025 -
Edith Hernández Torres, who runs a shop here, wraps hers in cellophane.—
Eyder Peralta,
NPR,
28 Sep. 2025
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“Girths.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/girths. Accessed 5 Oct. 2025.
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