Girdle \Gir"dle\, n. [OE. gurdel, girdel, AS. gyrdel, fr.
gyrdan; akin to D. gordel, G. g["u]rtel, Icel. gyr?ill. See
Gird, v. t., to encircle, and cf. Girth, n.]
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1. That which girds, encircles, or incloses; a circumference;
a belt; esp., a belt, sash, or article of dress encircling
the body usually at the waist; a cestus.
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Within the girdle of these walls. --Shak.
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Their breasts girded with golden girdles. --Rev. xv.
6.
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2. The zodiac; also, the equator. [Poetic] --Bacon.
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From the world's girdle to the frozen pole.
--Cowper.
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That gems the starry girdle of the year. --Campbell.
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3. (Jewelry) The line ofgreatest circumference of a
brilliant-cut diamond, at which it is grasped by the
setting. See Illust. of Brilliant. --Knight.
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4. (Mining) A thin bed or stratum of stone. --Raymond.
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5. (Zool.) The clitellus of an earthworm.
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Girdle bone (Anat.), the sphenethmoid. See under
Sphenethmoid.
Girdle wheel, a spinning wheel.
Sea girdle (Zool.), a ctenophore. See Venus's girdle,
under Venus.
Shoulder, Pectoral, & Pelvic, girdle. (Anat.) See
under Pectoral, and Pelvic.
To have under the girdle, to have bound to one, that is, in
subjection.
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Source: The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
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180 Moby Thesaurus words for "girdle":
Mystik tape, Scotch tape, adhesive tape, advocate, alpenstock,
anklet, arm, armlet, athletic supporter, back, backbone, backing,
band, bandage, bandeau, batten, bearer, begird, belt, belt in,
bend, beset, bind, bind up, bra, brace, bracelet, bracer, bracket,
brassiere, bundle, buttress, cane, carrier, cellophane tape,
cervix, chain, cinch, cincture, cingulum, circle, circuit,
circuiteer, circulate, circumambulate, circummigrate,
circumnavigate, circumvent, close the circle, cloth tape, collar,
collarband, come full circle, compass, corselet, corset, crook,
crutch, cycle, describe a circle, do up, earring, ecliptic,
encincture, encircle, encompass, engird, ensphere, equator, fascia,
fillet, finger ring, flank, foundation garment, friction tape,
fulcrum, gird, girdle the globe, girt, girth, go about, go around,
go round, go the round, great circle, guy, guywire, gyre, hem,
hoop, jock, jockstrap, lace, lap, lash, lath, leash, ligula,
ligule, list, loop, mainstay, maintainer, make a circuit,
masking tape, mast, neck, neckband, necklace, nose ring, orbit,
plank, plastic tape, prop, quoit, reinforce, reinforcement,
reinforcer, rest, resting place, revolve, ribband, ribbon, rigging,
ring, rope, round, sash, shoulder, shred, shroud, skirt, slat,
slip, spill, spine, spiral, splice, spline, sprit, staff,
standing rigging, stave, stay, stays, stick, stiffener, strake,
strap, strengthener, strip, strop, support, supporter, surround,
sustainer, swaddle, swathe, taenia, tape, tape measure, tapeline,
ticker tape, tie, tie up, truss, twine around, upholder, waistband,
walking stick, wheel, wire, wrap, wrap up, wreathe, wreathe around,
wristband, wristlet, zodiac, zone
Source: Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0
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Girdle \Gir"dle\, n. [OE. gurdel, girdel, AS. gyrdel, fr.
gyrdan; akin to D. gordel, G. g["u]rtel, Icel. gyr?ill. See
Gird, v. t., to encircle, and cf. Girth, n.]
1. That which girds, encircles, or incloses; a circumference;
a belt; esp., a belt, sash, or article of dress encircling
the body usually at the waist; a cestus.
Within the girdle of these walls. --Shak.
Their breasts girded with golden girdles. --Rev. xv.
6.
2. The zodiac; also, the equator. [Poetic] --Bacon.
From the world's girdle to the frozen pole.
--Cowper.
That gems the starry girdle of the year. --Campbell.
3. (Jewelry) The line ofgreatest circumference of a
brilliant-cut diamond, at which it is grasped by the
setting. See Illust. of Brilliant. --Knight.
4. (Mining) A thin bed or stratum of stone. --Raymond.
5. (Zo["o]l.) The clitellus of an earthworm.
Girdle bone (Anat.), the sphenethmoid. See under
Sphenethmoid.
Girdle wheel, a spinning wheel.
Sea girdle (Zo["o]l.), a ctenophore. See Venus's girdle,
under Venus.
Shoulder, Pectoral, & Pelvic, girdle. (Anat.) See
under Pectoral, and Pelvic.
To have under the girdle, to have bound to one, that is, in
subjection.
Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
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