GIRDLE

Girdle

A girdle is a garment that encircles the lower torso, perhaps extending below the hips, and worn often for support. 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. In sports, a girdle may be similar to compression shorts.

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girdle

Noun

  1. That which girds, encircles, or encloses; a circumference
  2. A belt or elasticated corset; especially, a belt, sash, or article of dress encircling the body usually at the waist, often used to support stockings or hosiery.
  3. The zodiac; also, the equator.
  4. The line of greatest circumference of a diamond, at which it is grasped by the setting.
  5. A thin bed or stratum of stone.
  6. The clitellum of an earthworm.

Verb

  1. To gird, encircle, or constrain by such means.
  2. To kill or stunt a tree by removing or inverting a ring of bark.


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