Definition of girdle

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Girdle (n.) The line ofgreatest circumference of a brilliant-cut diamond, at which it is grasped by the setting. See Illust. of Brilliant..

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Top :: Top (n.) The part of a cut gem between the girdle, or circumference, and the table, or flat upper surface..
Abnet :: Abnet (n.) The girdle of a Jewish priest or officer.
Unzoned :: Unzoned (a.) Not zoned; not bound with a girdle; as, an unzoned bosom..
Girdle :: Girdle (v. t.) To make a cut or gnaw a groove around (a tree, etc.) through the bark and alburnum, thus killing it..
Shingles :: Shingles (n.) A kind of herpes (Herpes zoster) which spreads half way around the body like a girdle, and is usually attended with violent neuralgic pain..
Scapula :: Scapula (n.) The principal bone of the shoulder girdle in mammals; the shoulder blade.
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..
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..
Ceint :: Ceint (n.) A girdle.
Zonar :: Zonar (n.) A belt or girdle which the Christians and Jews of the Levant were obliged to wear to distinguish them from Mohammedans.
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..
Cingulum :: Cingulum (n.) A distinct girdle or band of color; a raised spiral line as seen on certain univalve shells.
Girdler :: Girdler (n.) A maker of girdles.
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..
Cinctured :: Cinctured (n.) Having or wearing a cincture or girdle.
Begirdle :: Begirdle (v. t.) To surround as with a girdle.
Girdler :: Girdler (n.) An American longicorn beetle (Oncideres cingulatus) which lays its eggs in the twigs of the hickory, and then girdles each branch by gnawing a groove around it, thus killing it to provide suitable food for the larvae..
Zoned :: Zoned (a.) Wearing a zone, or girdle..
Girdlestead :: Girdlestead (n.) The lap.
Cestus :: Cestus (n.) A genus of Ctenophora. The typical species (Cestus Veneris) is remarkable for its brilliant iridescent colors, and its long, girdlelike form..
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