girdle
[ gur-dl ]
/ ˈgɜr dl /
noun
verb (used with object), gir·dled, gir·dling.
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Origin of girdle
OTHER WORDS FROM girdle
gir·dle·like, adjectivegir·dling·ly, adverbun·gir·dle, verb (used with object), un·gir·dled, un·gir·dling.Dictionary.com Unabridged
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Example sentences from the Web for girdle
The burghers who followed the half-clad officials were fully dressed but they, too, were barefoot and ungirdled.
Charles the Bold|Ruth PutnamIt has an old, well-established look; a place of relaxation with restraint, not of ungirdled frivolity.
The Valley of Vision|Henry Van DykeA yellow dressinggown, ungirdled, was sustained gently behind him on the mild morning air.
Ulysses|James JoyceYou of the cassock clan enjoy privileges denied to us, the ungirdled sons of Belial.
A Speckled Bird|Augusta J. Evans Wilson
British Dictionary definitions for girdle (1 of 2)
girdle1
/ (ˈɡɜːdəl) /
noun
verb (tr)
Derived forms of girdle
girdle-like, adjectiveWord Origin for girdle
Old English gyrdel, of Germanic origin; related to Old Norse gyrthill, Old Frisian gerdel, Old High German gurtila; see gird 1
British Dictionary definitions for girdle (2 of 2)
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Medical definitions for girdle
girdle
[ gûr′dl ]
n.
Something that encircles like a belt.
An elasticized, flexible undergarment worn over the waist and hips.
The pelvic or pectoral girdle.
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Scientific definitions for girdle
girdle
[ gûr′dl ]
To kill a tree or woody shrub by removing or destroying a band of bark and cambium from its circumference. The plants die because the distribution of food down from the leaves (through the phloem) and sometimes the flow of water and nutrients up from the roots (through the xylem) is disrupted, and the cambium can no longer regenerate these vascular tissues to repair the damage. Unwanted trees, such as invasive or nonnative species, are often eliminated by girdling. Some plant diseases kill trees by destroying a ring of cambium and so girdling them. Gnawing animals, especially rodents, can also girdle trees.
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