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Girdle

/ˈɡɜːdl̩/

That which girds, encircles, or encloses; a circumference

📖 Definitions of "Girdle"

noun
  1. 1

    That which girds, encircles, or encloses; a circumference

  2. 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. 3

    The zodiac; also, the equator.

  4. 4

    The line of greatest circumference of a brilliant-cut diamond, at which it is grasped by the setting.

verb
  1. 1

    To gird, encircle, or constrain by such means.

  2. 2

    To kill or stunt a tree by removing or inverting a ring of bark.

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