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Word: Girdle
Speech Type: Noun
Old English gyrdel, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch gordel and German Gürtel, also to gird and girth
ˈɡəːd(ə)l
a belt or cord worn round the waist
Short Definition:belt or cord worn round waist
Examples:- her waist was defined by a gold chain girdle
a woman's elasticated corset extending from waist to thigh
Short Definition:woman's elasticated corset
Examples:- she wears corsets and girdles, tight and uncomfortable
the part of a cut gem dividing the crown from the base and embraced by the setting.
Short Definition:part of cut gem
a ring made around a tree by removing bark.
Short Definition:ring made around tree
Word: Girdle
Speech Type: Verb
ˈɡəːd(ə)l
encircle (the body) with a girdle
Short Definition:encircle body with girdle
Examples:- the Friar loosened the rope that girdled his waist
cut through the bark all the way round (a tree or branch), typically in order to kill it or to kill a branch to make the tree more fruitful
Short Definition:cut through bark around tree
Examples:- sometimes the trees were completely girdled and died
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