Definition of Girdling. Meaning of Girdling. Synonyms of Girdling

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Definition of Girdling

Girdling
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.]

Meaning of Girdling from wikipedia

- the wound. Human practices of girdling include forestry, horticulture, and vandalism. Foresters use the practice of girdling to thin forests. Extensive cankers...
- 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...
- 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...
- mollusks known as chitons Girdle (gemstone), element of round gemstone cuts Girdle moths, moths in the genus Enypia Gartel Girdling, the removal of a ring...
- 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...
- 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...
- 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...
- vegetables seen at fairs and carnivals are produced via girdling. A farmer would place a girdle at the base of a large branch, and remove all but one fruit/vegetable...
- The Girdle is a mountain range in Sonoma County, California. "The Girdle". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United...
- The magical Girdle of Aphrodite or Venus (Gr****: ἱμάς, himás: 'strap, thong'; κεστός, kestós: 'girdle, belt'; Latin: cingulum Veneri, cestus Veneris)...