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gir·dle
(gûr′dl)n.
1.
a. A belt or sash worn around the waist.
b. Something that encircles like a belt.
c. An elasticized, flexible undergarment worn over the waist and hips to give the body a more slender appearance.
2. A band made around the trunk of a tree by the removal of a strip of bark.
3. The edge of a cut gem held by the setting.
4. Anatomy The pelvic or pectoral girdle.
tr.v. gir·dled, gir·dling, gir·dles
1. To encircle with a belt.
2. To form a circle around: a ring of hills that girdled the city.
3. To remove a band of bark and cambium from the circumference of (a tree), usually in order to kill it.
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girdle
(ˈɡɜːdəl)n
1. (Clothing & Fashion) a woman's elastic corset covering the waist to the thigh
2. anything that surrounds or encircles
3. (Clothing & Fashion) a belt or sash
4. (Jewellery) jewellery the outer edge of a gem
5. (Anatomy) anatomy any encircling structure or part. See pectoral girdle, pelvic girdle
6. (Forestry) the mark left on a tree trunk after the removal of a ring of bark
vb (tr)
7. to put a girdle on or around
8. to surround or encircle
9. (Forestry) to remove a ring of bark from (a tree or branch), thus causing it to die
[Old English gyrdel, of Germanic origin; related to Old Norse gyrthill, Old Frisian gerdel, Old High German gurtila; see gird1]
ˈgirdle-ˌlike adj
girdle
(ˈɡɜːdəl)n
(Cookery) dialect Scot and Northern English another word for griddle
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gir•dle
(ˈgɜr dl)n., v. -dled, -dling. n.
1. an undergarment, worn esp. by women, often boned or of elastic, for supporting and giving a slimmer appearance to the abdomen, hips, and buttocks.
2. a belt, cord, sash, or the like, worn about the waist.
3. anything that encircles, confines, or limits.
4. the narrow edge or band between the upper and lower or front and back sections of a faceted gemstone.
5. either of two bony encircling frameworks connecting the vertebrate limbs to the axial skeleton.
6. a ring made around a tree trunk, branch, etc., by removing a band of bark.
v.t. 7. to encircle with a belt; gird.
8. to encompass; enclose; encircle.
9. to move around (something or someone) in a circle.
10. to cut away the bark and cambium in a ring around (a tree, branch, etc.).
[before 1000; Middle English; Old English gyrdel, derivative of girdan to gird1]
gir′dle•like`, adj.
Random House Kernerman Webster's College Dictionary, © 2010 K Dictionaries Ltd. Copyright 2005, 1997, 1991 by Random House, Inc. All rights reserved.
Girdle
something that encircles or confines. See also chain, circle.Examples: girdle of din [noises], 1879; of eminences, 1875; of forest, 1836; of perfection, 1879; of snow, 1860.
Dictionary of Collective Nouns and Group Terms. Copyright 2008 The Gale Group, Inc. All rights reserved.
girdle
Past participle: girdled
Gerund: girdling
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Noun | 1. | girdle - an encircling or ringlike structure skeletal structure - any structure created by the skeleton of an organism pectoral girdle - a skeletal support to which the forelimbs of vertebrates are attached pelvic arch, pelvic girdle, pelvis, hip - the structure of the vertebrate skeleton supporting the lower limbs in humans and the hind limbs or corresponding parts in other vertebrates |
2. | girdle - a band of material around the waist that strengthens a skirt or trousers band - a thin flat strip of flexible material that is worn around the body or one of the limbs (especially to decorate the body) cummerbund - a broad pleated sash worn as formal dress with a tuxedo | |
3. | girdle - a woman's close-fitting foundation garment foundation garment, foundation - a woman's undergarment worn to give shape to the contours of the body panty girdle - a woman's undergarment that combines a girdle and panties | |
Verb | 1. | girdle - cut a girdle around so as to kill by interrupting the circulation of water and nutrients; "girdle the plant" incise - make an incision into by carving or cutting |
2. | girdle - put a girdle on or around; "gird your loins" |
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girdle
noun
verb
Collins Thesaurus of the English Language – Complete and Unabridged 2nd Edition. 2002 © HarperCollins Publishers 1995, 2002
girdle
verb1. To encircle with or as if with a band:
Archaic: engird.
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Translations
حِزام، زُنّارمِشَد المَرأه
korzetopasekpás
bæltehofteholdersnor
csípõszorító
mittisól, belti
jostakorsete
girdle
[ˈgɜːdl]Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
girdle
1n
(= belt, also fig) → Gürtel m
(= corset) → Hüftgürtel or -halter m
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
girdle
(ˈgəːdl) noun1. a belt or cord worn round the waist. She wore a girdle round her tunic.
2. an undergarment worn by women in order to appear thinner.
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary © 2006-2013 K Dictionaries Ltd.
gir·dle
n. faja, cinturón;
pelvic ___ → cinturón pélvico;
scapular or shoulder ___ → cinturón torácico, cinturaescapular.
English-Spanish Medical Dictionary © Farlex 2012
girdle
n cintura; pelvic — cintura pélvica; shoulder — cintura escapularEnglish-Spanish/Spanish-English Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2006 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved.