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BEGIRDLE

\bɪɡˈɜːdə͡l], \bɪɡˈɜːdə‍l], \b_ɪ_ɡ_ˈɜː_d_əl]\

Definitions of BEGIRDLE

2010 - New Age Dictionary Database
1913 - Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
1899 - The american dictionary of the english language.

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To surround as with a girdle.

2010 - New Age Dictionary Database
By Oddity Software

To surround as with a girdle.

1913 - Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
By Noah Webster.

To surround or encircle, as with a girdle. "Like a ring of iron they â€¦ begirdle her from shore to shore."-Carlyle.

1899 - The american dictionary of the english language.
By Daniel Lyons

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