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Girdle :: Girdle (v. t.) To make a cut or gnaw a groove around (a tree, etc.) through the bark and alburnum, thus killing it..

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.

Anlace :: Anlace (n.) A broad dagger formerly worn at the girdle.

Bark :: Bark (v. t.) To girdle. See Girdle, v. t., 3..

Girdler :: Girdler (n.) An American longicorn beetle (Oncideres cingulatus) which lays its eggs in the twigs of the hickory, and then girdles each branch by gnawing a groove around it, thus killing it to provide suitable food for the larvae..

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

Cuirass :: Cuirass (n.) A piece of defensive armor, covering the body from the neck to the girdle.

Ring :: Ring (v. t.) To make a ring around by cutting away the bark; to girdle; as, to ring branches or roots..

Begird :: Begird (v. t.) To bind with a band or girdle; to gird.

Cestus :: Cestus (n.) A genus of Ctenophora. The typical species (Cestus Veneris) is remarkable for its brilliant iridescent colors, and its long, girdlelike form..

Zonar :: Zonar (n.) A belt or girdle which the Christians and Jews of the Levant were obliged to wear to distinguish them from Mohammedans.

Ungird :: Ungird (v. t.) To loose the girdle or band of; to unbind; to unload.

Zoned :: Zoned (a.) Wearing a zone, or girdle..

Zone :: Zone (v. t.) To girdle; to encircle.

Bizet :: Bizet (n.) The upper faceted portion of a brilliant-cut diamond, which projects from the setting and occupies the zone between the girdle and the table. See Brilliant, n..

Girdled :: Girdled (imp. & p. p.) of Girdl.

Girdle :: Girdle (n.) The clitellus of an earthworm.

Tunic :: Tunic (n.) An under-garment worn by the ancient Romans of both sexes. It was made with or without sleeves, reached to or below the knees, and was confined at the waist by a girdle..

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

Precoracoid :: Precoracoid (n.) The anterior part of the coracoid (often closely united with the clavicle) in the shoulder girdle of many reptiles and amphibians.

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