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Girdlestead :: Girdlestead (n.) That part of the body where the girdle is worn.

Discinct :: Discinct (a.) Ungirded; loosely dressed.

Belt :: Belt (n.) That which engirdles a person or thing; a band or girdle; as, a lady's belt; a sword belt..

Deflection :: Deflection (n.) The bending which a beam or girder undergoes from its own weight or by reason of a load.

Girdle :: Girdle (n.) The zodiac; also, the equator..

Gird :: Gird (v.) To sneer at; to mock; to gibe.

Shoulder :: Shoulder (n.) The joint, or the region of the joint, by which the fore limb is connected with the body or with the shoulder girdle; the projection formed by the bones and muscles about that joint..

Camber :: Camber (n.) An upward concavity in the under side of a beam, girder, or lintel; also, a slight upward concavity in a straight arch. See Hogback..

Girt :: Girt (v.) To gird; to encircle; to invest by means of a girdle; to measure the girth of; as, to girt a tree..

Engirt :: Engirt (v. t.) To engird.

Ungird :: Ungird (v. t.) To loose the girdle or band of; to unbind; to unload.

Seawand :: Seawand () See Sea girdles.

Ephod :: Ephod (n.) A part of the sacerdotal habit among Jews, being a covering for the back and breast, held together on the shoulders by two clasps or brooches of onyx stones set in gold, and fastened by a girdle of the same stuff as the ephod. The ephod for the priests was of plain linen; that for the high priest was richly embroidered in colors. The breastplate of the high priest was worn upon the ephod in front..

Engirdle :: Engirdle (v. t.) To surround as with a girdle; to girdle.

Girdler :: Girdler (n.) One who girdles.

Hanger :: Hanger (n.) A strap hung to the girdle, by which a dagger or sword is suspended..

Truss :: Truss (n.) To strengthen or stiffen, as a beam or girder, by means of a brace or braces..

Gird :: Gird (v. i.) To gibe; to sneer; to break a scornful jest; to utter severe sarcasms.

Waist :: Waist (n.) A girdle or belt for the waist.

Crossbeam :: Crossbeam (n.) A girder.

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