Definition of girdle

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Girdle (v. t.) To bind with a belt or sash; to gird.

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Cest :: Cest (n.) A woman's girdle; a cestus.
Seint :: Seint (n.) 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..
Girdle :: 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..
Zone :: Zone (v. t.) To girdle; to encircle.
Top :: Top (n.) The part of a cut gem between the girdle, or circumference, and the table, or flat upper surface..
Zone :: Zone (n.) A girdle; a cincture.
Pavilion :: Pavilion (n.) That part of a brilliant which lies between the girdle and collet. See Illust. of Brilliant.
Girdled :: Girdled (imp. & p. p.) of Girdl.
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..
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..
Begirdle :: Begirdle (v. t.) To surround as with a girdle.
Girdle :: Girdle (n.) A thin bed or stratum of stone.
Sash :: Sash (n.) A scarf or band worn about the waist, over the shoulder, or otherwise; a belt; a girdle, -- worn by women and children as an ornament; also worn as a badge of distinction by military officers, members of societies, etc..
Girdle :: Girdle (n.) A griddle.
Lyriferous :: Lyriferous (a.) Having a lyre-shaped shoulder girdle, as certain fishes..
Engirdle :: Engirdle (v. t.) To surround as with a girdle; to girdle.
Seaware :: Seaware (n.) Seaweed; esp., coarse seaweed. See Ware, and Sea girdles..
Belt :: Belt (n.) That which restrains or confines as a girdle.
Girdle :: Girdle (v. t.) To make a cut or gnaw a groove around (a tree, etc.) through the bark and alburnum, thus killing it..
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