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Summer :: Summer (n.) A large stone or beam placed horizontally on columns, piers, posts, or the like, serving for various uses. Specifically: (a) The lintel of a door or window. (b) The commencement of a cross vault. (c) A central floor timber, as a girder, or a piece reaching from a wall to a girder. Called also summertree..

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

Girding :: Girding (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Gir.

Gird :: Gird (n.) A stroke with a rod or switch; a severe spasm; a twinge; a pang.

Top :: Top (n.) The part of a cut gem between the girdle, or circumference, and the table, or flat upper surface..

Cingulum :: Cingulum (n.) A distinct girdle or band of color; a raised spiral line as seen on certain univalve shells.

Girdle :: Girdle (n.) A griddle.

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

Girded :: Girded () of Gir.

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

Web :: Web (n.) The thin vertical plate or portion connecting the upper and lower flanges of an lower flanges of an iron girder, rolled beam, or railroad rail..

Girdle :: Girdle (v. t.) To make a cut or gnaw a groove around (a tree, etc.) through the bark and alburnum, thus killing it..

Gird :: Gird (v. t.) To surround; to encircle, or encompass..

Ingirt :: Ingirt (v. t.) To encircle to gird; to engirt.

Girder :: Girder (n.) One who, or that which, girds..

Girder :: Girder (n.) A main beam; a stright, horizontal beam to span an opening or carry weight, such as ends of floor beams, etc.; hence, a framed or built-up member discharging the same office, technically called a compound girder. See Illusts. of Frame, and Doubleframed floor, under Double..

Flitch :: Flitch (n.) One of several planks, smaller timbers, or iron plates, which are secured together, side by side, to make a large girder or built beam..

Crossbeam :: Crossbeam (n.) A girder.

Gird :: Gird (v.) To strike; to smite.

Engird :: Engird (v. t.) To gird; to encompass.

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