pelvic girdle

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noun

(in vertebrates) a bony or cartilaginous arch supporting the hind limbs or analogous parts.

(in humans) the arch formed by the ilium, ischium, and pubis.

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Also called pelvic arch .

Origin of pelvic girdle

First recorded in 1885–90

Words nearby pelvic girdle

peltry, pelvic, pelvic fin, pelvic floor, pelvic-floor exercises, pelvic girdle, pelvic inflammatory disease, pelvimetry, pelvis, pelycosaur, Pematangsiantar

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How to use pelvic girdle in a sentence

A tutu clad Swift refuses to pirouette with her fellow ballerinas, preferring to pelvic thrust like a rebel instead.
Taylor Swift’s ‘Shake It Off’ Is Disappointing|Kevin Fallon|August 19, 2014|DAILY BEAST
I was in pain everywhere, my pelvic area was in excruciating pain.
Is Sex Assault a Crime in the Ivy League?|Olivia Nuzzi|May 10, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Regarding only what is below the girdle,” he added, “it is impossible…to know an old from a young one.
What the Sex Lives of the Founding Fathers Reveal About Us|Eric Herschthal|February 21, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Her long black hair was bound above her forehead with a circlet of turquoises, and the ends, curled about her glittering girdle.
Read ‘The King in Yellow,’ the ‘True Detective’ Reference That’s the Key to the Show|Robert W. Chambers|February 20, 2014|DAILY BEAST

When tests were carried out on a pelvic bone, the startling scale of the discovery began to emerge.
Scientists Find Remains of Alfred The Great Or King Edward The Elder|Nico Hines|January 17, 2014|DAILY BEAST
And he girded him about with a glorious girdle, and clothed him with a robe of glory, and crowned him with majestic attire.
The Bible, Douay-Rheims Version|Various
Pass thy land as a river, O daughter of the sea, thou hast a girdle no more.
The Bible, Douay-Rheims Version|Various
The girdle which the prophet had been commanded to hide, in process of time was marred; it was profitable for nothing.
The Ordinance of Covenanting|John Cunningham
It was probably 'the metal chape or tag fixed to the end of a girdle or strap,' viz.
Chaucer's Works, Volume 1 (of 7) -- Romaunt of the Rose; Minor Poems|Geoffrey Chaucer
Make a girdle around a smooth shaft, or make a shaft with a knob or large joint near the butt.
The Later Cave-Men|Katharine Elizabeth Dopp

British Dictionary definitions for pelvic girdle

pelvic girdle

pelvic arch

noun

the skeletal structure to which the lower limbs in man, and the hind limbs or corresponding parts in other vertebrates, are attached

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pelvic girdle

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British Dictionary definitions for pelvic girdle

pelvic arch