Definition of girdle

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Girdle (v. t.) To inclose; to environ; to shut in.

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Scapula :: Scapula (n.) The principal bone of the shoulder girdle in mammals; the shoulder blade.
Girdle :: Girdle (v. t.) To make a cut or gnaw a groove around (a tree, etc.) through the bark and alburnum, thus killing it..
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..
Girdler :: Girdler (n.) One who girdles.
Unzoned :: Unzoned (a.) Not zoned; not bound with a girdle; as, an unzoned bosom..
Cordelier :: Cordelier (n.) A Franciscan; -- so called in France from the girdle of knotted cord worn by all Franciscans.
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..
Pavilion :: Pavilion (n.) That part of a brilliant which lies between the girdle and collet. See Illust. of Brilliant.
Zone :: Zone (v. t.) To girdle; to encircle.
Ring :: Ring (v. t.) To make a ring around by cutting away the bark; to girdle; as, to ring branches or roots..
Girdle :: Girdle (n.) The line ofgreatest circumference of a brilliant-cut diamond, at which it is grasped by the setting. See Illust. of Brilliant..
Begird :: Begird (v. t.) To bind with a band or girdle; to gird.
Ungird :: Ungird (v. t.) To loose the girdle or band of; to unbind; to unload.
Ceint :: Ceint (n.) A girdle.
Girdle :: Girdle (n.) A griddle.
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..
Girdler :: Girdler (n.) A maker of girdles.
Girdle :: Girdle (n.) The zodiac; also, the equator..
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..
Zodiac :: Zodiac (n.) A girdle; a belt.
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