- en|gir|dle
- en|gir|dle «ehn GUR duhl», transitive verb, -dled, -dling.= encircle. (Cf. ↑encircle)
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gir|dle — gir|dle1 «GUR duhl», noun, verb, dled, dling. –n. 1. a belt, sash, or cord worn around the waist. 2. Figurative. anything that surrounds or encloses: »a girdle of trees around a pond. 3. a light corset worn about the hips and waist to support or… … Useful english dictionary
Ve|nus's-gir|dle — «VEE nuh sihz GUR duhl», noun. a long, transparent, ribbonlike ctenophore that lives in tropical seas … Useful english dictionary
dle — ad·dle·pate; ai·dle; bea·dle; bea·dle·dom; bin·dle; bri·dle·less; brin·dle; bud·dle·ia; ca·boo·dle; can·dle·mas; ca·noo·dle; con·did·dle; crud·dle; cru·dle; cud·dle·some; did·dle·dees; doo·dle·sack; drid·dle; fad·dle; far·dle; fer·ri·did·dle;… … English syllables
gir — ae·gir·ite; ba·gir·mi; gir·an·dole; gir·a·sol; gir·bo·tol; gir·dler; gir·ga·shite; gir·nel; gir·sle; ja·gir; ja·gir·dar; gir; gir·dle; ae·gir·ine; gir·a·sole; gir·ga·site; gir·nal; yu·ka·gir; … English syllables
girdle — gir•dle [[t]ˈgɜr dl[/t]] n. v. dled, dling 1) clo an undergarment, worn esp. by women, often boned or of elastic, for supporting and giving a slimmer appearance to the abdomen, hips, and buttocks 2) clo a belt, cord, sash, or the like, worn about … From formal English to slang
girdle — gir|dle1 [ gɜrdl ] noun count 1. ) a piece of very tight underwear that women wore in the past to make them look thinner 2. ) a soft narrow belt that you tie around your waist girdle gir|dle 2 [ gɜrdl ] verb transitive LITERARY to surround… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
Girdlestone resection (operation) — Gir·dle·stone resection (operation) (gerґdəl stōn) [Gathorne Robert Girdlestone, British orthopedic surgeon, 1881–1950] see under resection … Medical dictionary
girdle — gir·dle … English syllables
girdle — A belt; a zone. A structure that has the form of a belt or g.. SYN: cingulum (1) [TA]. [A.S. gyrdel] Hitzig g. SYN: tabetic cuirass. Neptune g. a wet pack applied around the abdomen. pectoral g. [TA] the incomplete bony ring, formed by the… … Medical dictionary
Begirdle — Be*gir dle, v. t. To surround as with a girdle. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
