Definition of Girdle. Meaning of Girdle. Synonyms of Girdle

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Definition of Girdle

Girdle
Girdle Gir"dle, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Girdled; p. pr. & vb. n. Girdling.] 1. To bind with a belt or sash; to gird. --Shak. 2. To inclose; to environ; to shut in. Those sleeping stones, That as a waist doth girdle you about. --Shak. 3. To make a cut or gnaw a groove around (a tree, etc.) through the bark and alburnum, thus killing it. [U. S.]
Girdle
Girdle Gir"dle, n. A griddle. [Scot. & Prov. Eng.]

Meaning of Girdle from wikipedia

- especially if a cord or rope, is called a girdle in various contexts, especially historical ones, where girdles were a very common part of everyday clothing...
- Look up girdle in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. A girdle is a garment that encircles the midsection. Girdle may also refer to: Girdle (undergarment)...
- Girdling, also called ring-barking, is the cir****ferential removal or injury of the bark (consisting of cork cambium or "p****ogen", phloem, cambium and...
- Limb–girdle muscular dystrophy (LGMD) is a genetically heterogeneous group of rare muscular dystrophies that share a set of clinical characteristics. It...
- Girdle-measurers were practitioners of a specific type of curative English folk magic. They claimed to be able to tell whether fairies had placed a person...
- The shoulder girdle or pectoral girdle is the set of bones in the appendicular skeleton which connects to the arm on each side. In humans, it consists...
- Girdler is a surname of professional origin. Girdlers or belt makers are people who make metal belts worn around the waist and other small metal objects...
- A girdle is a form-****ing foundation garment that encircles the lower torso, extending below the hips, and worn often to shape or for support. It may...
- region of the trunk. It is subdivided into the pelvic girdle and the pelvic spine. The pelvic girdle is composed of the appendicular hip bones (ilium, ischium...
- The magical Girdle of Aphrodite or Venus (Gr****: ἱμάς, himás: 'strap, thong'; κεστός, kestós: 'girdle, belt'; Latin: cingulum Veneri, cestus Veneris)...