girdle
noun
a lightweight undergarment, worn especially by women, often partly or entirely of elastic or boned, for supporting and giving a slimmer appearance to the abdomen, hips, and buttocks.
have girdled
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present perfectof girdle.present perfect
Used to describe actions that started in the past and continue into or have direct relevance to the present.
Example Sentences
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And come to examine them, I find the wood-mice and rabbits have girdled them.
From Summerfield or, Life on a Farm by Day Kellogg Lee
It seemed as if he could have girdled the earth on the strength of Tony Holiday's kiss.
From Wild Wings A Romance of Youth by Margaret Rebecca Piper
Some day she will wake to find her arms empty of little Prue, whom for seventeen fond years they have girdled.
From Doctor Cupid by Rhoda Broughton
