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Meaning of girdle

Source language: EnglishDictionary language: English

girdle

Pronunciation:/ˈɡɜːdl̩//ˈɡɝdl̩/

noun

Definitions

  1. That which girds, encircles, or encloses; a circumference

  2. A belt or elasticated corset; especially, a belt, sash, or article of dress encircling the body usually at the waist, often used to support stockings or hosiery.

  3. The zodiac; also, the equator.

  4. The line of greatest circumference of a brilliant-cut diamond, at which it is grasped by the setting.

verb

Definitions

  1. To gird, encircle, or constrain by such means.

  2. To kill or stunt a tree by removing or inverting a ring of bark.