Definition of girdle

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

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Girdler :: Girdler (n.) A maker of girdles.
Girdle :: Girdle (n.) The clitellus of an earthworm.
Girt :: Girt (v.) To gird; to encircle; to invest by means of a girdle; to measure the girth of; as, to girt a tree..
Cestus :: Cestus (n.) A genus of Ctenophora. The typical species (Cestus Veneris) is remarkable for its brilliant iridescent colors, and its long, girdlelike form..
Taeniata :: Taeniata (n. pl.) A division of Ctenophora including those which have a long, ribbonlike body. The Venus's girdle is the most familiar example..
Waist :: Waist (n.) A girdle or belt for the waist.
Gird :: Gird (v. t.) To make fast, as clothing, by binding with a cord, girdle, bandage, etc..
Girding :: Girding (n.) That with which one is girded; a girdle.
Ephod :: Ephod (n.) A part of the sacerdotal habit among Jews, being a covering for the back and breast, held together on the shoulders by two clasps or brooches of onyx stones set in gold, and fastened by a girdle of the same stuff as the ephod. The ephod for the priests was of plain linen; that for the high priest was richly embroidered in colors. The breastplate of the high priest was worn upon the ephod in front..
Zoned :: Zoned (a.) Wearing a zone, or girdle..
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..
Girdle :: Girdle (v. t.) To bind with a belt or sash; to gird.
Cordelier :: Cordelier (n.) A Franciscan; -- so called in France from the girdle of knotted cord worn by all Franciscans.
Scapula :: Scapula (n.) The principal bone of the shoulder girdle in mammals; the shoulder blade.
Girdle :: Girdle (n.) A griddle.
Girdle :: Girdle (v. t.) To inclose; to environ; to shut in.
Sea Girdles :: Sea girdles () A kind of kelp (Laminaria digitata) with palmately cleft fronds; -- called also sea wand, seaware, and tangle..
Begird :: Begird (v. t.) To bind with a band or girdle; to gird.
Girdler :: Girdler (n.) One who girdles.
Surcingled :: Surcingle (n.) The girdle of a cassock, by which it is fastened round the waist..
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