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Deflection :: Deflection (n.) The bending which a beam or girder undergoes from its own weight or by reason of a load.

Sash :: Sash (n.) A scarf or band worn about the waist, over the shoulder, or otherwise; a belt; a girdle, -- worn by women and children as an ornament; also worn as a badge of distinction by military officers, members of societies, etc..

Ceint :: Ceint (n.) A girdle.

Unbelt :: Unbelt (v. t.) To remove or loose the belt of; to ungird.

Orthostade :: Orthostade (n.) A chiton, or loose, ungirded tunic, falling in straight folds..

Girded :: Girded () of Gir.

Ingirt :: Ingirt (v. t.) To encircle to gird; to engirt.

Headway :: Headway (n.) Clear space under an arch, girder, and the like, sufficient to allow of easy passing underneath..

Lyriferous :: Lyriferous (a.) Having a lyre-shaped shoulder girdle, as certain fishes..

Girdle :: Girdle (n.) A griddle.

Hanger :: Hanger (n.) A strap hung to the girdle, by which a dagger or sword is suspended..

Begirded :: Begirded () of Begir.

Cincture :: Cincture (n.) A belt, a girdle, or something worn round the body, -- as by an ecclesiastic for confining the alb..

Cordelier :: Cordelier (n.) A Franciscan; -- so called in France from the girdle of knotted cord worn by all Franciscans.

Guard :: Guard (n.) To fasten by binding; to gird.

Camber :: Camber (n.) An upward concavity in the under side of a beam, girder, or lintel; also, a slight upward concavity in a straight arch. See Hogback..

Cutpurse :: Cutpurse (n.) One who cuts purses for the sake of stealing them or their contents (an act common when men wore purses fastened by a string to their girdles); one who steals from the person; a pickpocke.

Templet :: Templet (n.) A short piece of timber, iron, or stone, placed in a wall under a girder or other beam, to distribute the weight or pressure..

Tail-bay :: Tail-bay (n.) One of the joists which rest one end on the wall and the other on a girder; also, the space between a wall and the nearest girder of a floor. Cf. Case-bay..

Pavilion :: Pavilion (n.) That part of a brilliant which lies between the girdle and collet. See Illust. of Brilliant.

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