Girdle word meaning and definition
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Meaning and definition for "girdle" word
[noun] a band of material around the waist that strengthens a skirt or trousers
[noun] an encircling or ringlike structure
[verb] put a girdle on or around
[verb] cut a girdle around (a plant) so as to kill by interrupting the circulation of water and nutrients
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\Gir"dle\, n. [OE. gurdel, girdel, AS. gyrdel, fr. gyrdan; akin to D. gordel, G. g["u]rtel, Icel. gyr?ill. See {Gird}, v. t., to encircle, and cf. {Girth}, n.] 1. 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. Within the girdle of these walls. --Shak. Their breasts girded with golden girdles. --Rev. xv. 6. 2. The zodiac; also, the equator. [Poetic] --Bacon. From the world's girdle to the frozen pole. --Cowper. That gems the starry girdle of the year. --Campbell. 3. (Jewelry) The line ofgreatest circumference of a brilliant-cut diamond, at which it is grasped by the setting. See Illust. of {Brilliant}. --Knight. 4. (Mining) A thin bed or stratum of stone. --Raymond. 5. (Zo["o]l.) The clitellus of an earthworm. {Girdle bone} (Anat.), the sphenethmoid. See under {Sphenethmoid}. {Girdle wheel}, a spinning wheel. {Sea girdle} (Zo["o]l.), a ctenophore. See {Venus's girdle}, under {Venus}. {Shoulder}, {Pectoral}, & {Pelvic}, {girdle}. (Anat.) See under {Pectoral}, and {Pelvic}. {To have under the girdle}, to have bound to one, that is, in subjection.
\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.]
Synonyms for girdle
cincture, corset, deaden, gird, panty girdle, sash, stays, waistband, waistcloth
See also: band | border | cummerbund | foundation | foundation garment | hip | incise | pectoral girdle | pelvic arch | pelvic girdle | pelvis | skeletal structure | skirt | surround |
Related terms: band, bind up, circumambulate, circummigrate, circumnavigate, close the circle, corselet, encincture, equator, jockstrap, mainstay, resting place, ribband, rigging, Scotch tape, spill, surround, taenia, ticker tape, tie up, wheel, wristlet
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Let's analyse "girdle" as pure text. This string has Six letters in One syllable and Two vowels. 33.3% of vowels is 5.3% less then average English word. Written in backwards: ELDRIG. Average typing speed for these characters is 1725 milliseconds. [info]
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Numerology Hearts desire number calculated from vowels:
girdle: 9 + 5 = 14, reduced: 5 . and the final result is Five. |
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