Definition of girdle

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Girdle (n.) That which girds, encircles, or incloses; a circumference; a belt; esp., a belt, sash, or article of dress encircling the body usually at the waist; a cestus..

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Taeniata :: Taeniata (n. pl.) A division of Ctenophora including those which have a long, ribbonlike body. The Venus's girdle is the most familiar example..
Engirdle :: Engirdle (v. t.) To surround as with a girdle; to girdle.
Zone :: Zone (v. t.) To girdle; to encircle.
Coracoid :: Coracoid (a.) Pertaining to a bone of the shoulder girdle in most birds, reptiles, and amphibians, which is reduced to a process of the scapula in most mammals..
Girding :: Girding (n.) That with which one is girded; a girdle.
Seint :: Seint (n.) A girdle.
Cincture :: Cincture (n.) A belt, a girdle, or something worn round the body, -- as by an ecclesiastic for confining the alb..
Zonule :: Zonule (n.) A little zone, or girdle..
Girdle :: Girdle (v. t.) To bind with a belt or sash; to gird.
Cordelier :: Cordelier (n.) A Franciscan; -- so called in France from the girdle of knotted cord worn by all Franciscans.
Bizet :: Bizet (n.) The upper faceted portion of a brilliant-cut diamond, which projects from the setting and occupies the zone between the girdle and the table. See Brilliant, n..
Girdle :: Girdle (v. t.) To inclose; to environ; to shut in.
Tunic :: Tunic (n.) An under-garment worn by the ancient Romans of both sexes. It was made with or without sleeves, reached to or below the knees, and was confined at the waist by a girdle..
Zodiac :: Zodiac (n.) A girdle; a belt.
Begirdle :: Begirdle (v. t.) To surround as with a girdle.
Cutpurse :: Cutpurse (n.) One who cuts purses for the sake of stealing them or their contents (an act common when men wore purses fastened by a string to their girdles); one who steals from the person; a pickpocke.
Girdle :: Girdle (n.) The clitellus of an earthworm.
Scapula :: Scapula (n.) The principal bone of the shoulder girdle in mammals; the shoulder blade.
Hanger :: Hanger (n.) A strap hung to the girdle, by which a dagger or sword is suspended..
Postclavicle :: Postclavicle (n.) A bone in the pectoral girdle of many fishes projecting backward from the clavicle.
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