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Verb
/ˈgərdl/,
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girdles, plural;
  1. Encircle (the body) with or as a girdle or belt
    • - the Friar loosened the rope that girdled his waist
  2. Surround; encircle
    • - the chain of volcanoes that girdles the Pacific
  3. Cut through the bark all the way around (a tree or branch), typically in order to kill it or to kill a branch to make the tree more fruitful

Noun
  1. A belt or cord worn around the waist

  2. A woman's elasticized corset extending from waist to thigh

  3. A thing that surrounds something like a belt or girdle
    • - a communications girdle around the world
  4. Either of two sets of bones encircling the body, to which the limbs are attached

  5. The part of a cut gem dividing the crown from the base and embraced by the setting

  6. A ring around a tree made by removing bark

  1. an encircling or ringlike structure
  2. cut a girdle around so as to kill by interrupting the circulation of water and nutrients; "girdle the plant"
  3. a band of material around the waist that strengthens a skirt or trousers
  4. put a girdle on or around; "gird your loins"
  5. corset: a woman's close-fitting foundation garment
  6. The word girdle originally meant a belt. In modern English the term "girdle" is most commonly used for a form of women's foundation wear that replaced the corset in popularity.
  7. The The Girdle is a mountain range in Sonoma County, California.
  8. That which girds, encircles, or encloses; a circumference; A belt; especially, a belt, sash, or article of dress encircling the body usually at the waist, often used to support stockings or hosiery; The zodiac; also, the equator; The line of greatest circumference of a brilliant-cut diamond, at ...
  9. A large principal beam made of steel, reinforced concrete, wood or combination of these, used to support other structural members at isolated points along its length.
  10. The outer edge of a cut stone, the dividing line between the crown and the pavilion. Sometimes the girdle is polished and sometimes it is unpolished. Ideally the width of the girdle should be even and proportional to the cut of the stone.
  11. To dream of wearing a girdle, and it presses you, denotes that you will be influenced by designing people. To see others wearing velvet, or jeweled girdles, foretells that you will strive for wealth more than honor. For a woman to receive one, signifies that honors will be conferred upon her.
  12. The widest point in circumference of a gem. This is the point where a gem is usually held by fingers or tweezers for examination.
  13. a strand of silk used to prop up the pupa. Found especially in the Papilionidae.
  14. To encircle a tree with ax cuts or a saw kerf to sever the bark and cambium layer, thus killing the tree (24).
  15. The narrow band encircling the widest part of a diamond. It may be faceted or non-faceted. All Diamond Ideals diamonds have the AGS certificate number laser inscribed on the girdle for your protection.
  16. The narrow rim around a gemstone separating the crown from the pavilion.
  17. Girdle is the narrow rim around the diamond. The girdle plane is parallel to the table and is the largest diameter of any part of the stone.
  18. Damage that completely encircles a stem or root, often resulting in death of plant parts above or below the girdle.
  19. The outer part of a mantle, not covered with shell plates, as found in chitons.
  20. a ring of bones which may be complete or incomplete.
  21. The act of removing a band of bark from around a tree trunk. Girdling kills the tree. Vines sometimes girdle a tree they grow on by wrapping around the tree trunk. Over time, the vine wears off the bark around the trunk.
  22. to sever the water conducting tissues of a plant around the entire stem thereby causing the plant to wilt and die
  23. This term refers to a waist garment. Use CORSET for the undergarment. In the Department of Egyptian of Antiquities GIRDLE relates to a string of beads, shells, etc., sometimes found at the waist in burial contexts. The term should be double-keyed with JEWELLERY.
  24. The Goddess Athene has a girdle which made men fall in love with her.
  25. to constrict or destroy the bark in a ring around the trunk or branch of a plant, cutting off flow of nutrients and water through the bark; ultimately the plant dies.