- gir|dler
- gir|dler «GUR dluhr», noun.1. a person or thing that surrounds or encloses.2. a beetle which cuts away bark around twigs.3. a maker of girdles or belts.
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dler — boo·dler; bud·dler; bun·dler; can·dler; chan·dler; chan·dler·ess; chan·dler·ing; cra·dler; daw·dler; did·dler; doo·dler; fid·dler; fon·dler; fud·dler; gir·dler; han·dler; hed·dler; hud·dler; hur·dler; kin·dler; la·dler; med·dler; mid·dler;… … 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
girdler — gir·dler … English syllables
girdler — gir•dler [[t]ˈgɜrd lər[/t]] n. 1) a person or thing that girdles 2) ent any of several insects, as a beetle, Oncideres cingulata, that cut a groove around the bark of a stem, etc 3) a person who makes girdles • Etymology: 1325–75 … From formal English to slang
Girdler — Gir dler, n. 1. One who girdles. [1913 Webster] 2. A maker of girdles. [1913 Webster] 3. (Zo[ o]l.) An American longicorn beetle ({Oncideres cingulatus}) which lays its eggs in the twigs of the hickory, and then girdles each branch by gnawing a… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Oncideres cingulatus — Girdler Gir dler, n. 1. One who girdles. [1913 Webster] 2. A maker of girdles. [1913 Webster] 3. (Zo[ o]l.) An American longicorn beetle ({Oncideres cingulatus}) which lays its eggs in the twigs of the hickory, and then girdles each branch by… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
