Canadian English Meaning of girdle
belt
Other Canadian English words related to belt
Nearest Words of girdle
Definitions and Meaning of girdle in English
girdle (n)
an encircling or ringlike structure
a band of material around the waist that strengthens a skirt or trousers
a woman's close-fitting foundation garment
girdle (v)
cut a girdle around so as to kill by interrupting the circulation of water and nutrients
put a girdle on or around
girdle (n.)
A griddle.
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.
The zodiac; also, the equator.
The line ofgreatest circumference of a brilliant-cut diamond, at which it is grasped by the setting. See Illust. of Brilliant.
A thin bed or stratum of stone.
The clitellus of an earthworm.
girdle (v. t.)
To bind with a belt or sash; to gird.
To inclose; to environ; to shut in.
To make a cut or gnaw a groove around (a tree, etc.) through the bark and alburnum, thus killing it.
FAQs About the word girdle
belt
an encircling or ringlike structure, a band of material around the waist that strengthens a skirt or trousers, a woman's close-fitting foundation garment, cut a
belt,ribbon,sash,belt,belt,cummerbund,cummerbund,seatbelt,Waistband,baldric
untie,unwind,unwrap,unbind,ungirt,unshackle,untie
girding => girding, girder => girder, girded => girded, gird => enclose with a band or bonds, giraudoux => Giraudoux,