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Girdle
/ˈɡɜːdl̩/
That which girds, encircles, or encloses; a circumference
📖 Definitions of "Girdle"
noun
- 1
That which girds, encircles, or encloses; a circumference
- 2
A belt or elasticated corset; especially, a belt, sash, or article of dress encircling the body usually at the waist, often used to support stockings or hosiery.
- 3
The zodiac; also, the equator.
- 4
The line of greatest circumference of a brilliant-cut diamond, at which it is grasped by the setting.
verb
- 1
To gird, encircle, or constrain by such means.
- 2
To kill or stunt a tree by removing or inverting a ring of bark.
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