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Definition of Girdle
1. Verb. Cut a girdle around so as to kill by interrupting the circulation of water and nutrients. "Girdle the plant"
2. Noun. An encircling or ringlike structure.
Specialized synonyms: Pectoral Girdle, Hip, Pelvic Arch, Pelvic Girdle, Pelvis
3. Verb. Put a girdle on or around. "Gird your loins"
4. Noun. A band of material around the waist that strengthens a skirt or trousers.
Generic synonyms: Band
Specialized synonyms: Cummerbund
5. Noun. A woman's close-fitting foundation garment.
Generic synonyms: Foundation, Foundation Garment
Specialized synonyms: Panty Girdle
Derivative terms: Corset
Definition of Girdle
1. n. A griddle.
2. 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.
3. v. t. To bind with a belt or sash; to gird.
Definition of Girdle
1. Noun. That which girds, encircles, or encloses; a circumference ¹
2. Noun. A belt; especially, a belt, sash, or article of dress encircling the body usually at the waist, often used to support stockings or hosiery. ¹
3. Noun. The zodiac; also, the equator. ¹
4. Noun. The line of greatest circumference of a brilliant-cut diamond, at which it is grasped by the setting. ¹
5. Noun. A thin bed or stratum of stone. ¹
6. Noun. The clitellum of an earthworm. ¹
7. Verb. (transitive) To gird, encircle, or constrain by such means. ¹
8. Verb. (transitive) To kill or stunt a tree by removing or inverting a ring of bark. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Girdle
1. to encircle with a belt [v -DLED, -DLING, -DLES]
Medical Definition of Girdle
1. To kill a tree by severing or removing the living layer of the tree (the phloem) in a ring around its trunk. (09 Oct 1997)
Lexicographical Neighbors of Girdle
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