Girdle
A griddle.
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.
The zodiac; also, the equator.
The line ofgreatest circumference of a brilliant-cut diamond, at which it is grasped by the setting. See Illust. of Brilliant.
A thin bed or stratum of stone.
The clitellus of an earthworm.
To bind with a belt or sash; to gird.
To inclose; to environ; to shut in.
To make a cut or gnaw a groove around (a tree, etc.) through the bark and alburnum, thus killing it.
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Girdle Quotations
Love is much nicer to be in than an automobile accident, a tight girdle, a higher tax bracket or a holding pattern over Philadelphia.
Judith Viorst
It's not just enough to swing at the ball. You've got to loosen your girdle and really let the ball have it.
Babe Zaharias
Loosen your girdle and let er fly!
Babe Didrikson Zaharias
Girdle Translations
girdle in Dutch is riem, gordel, ceintuur
girdle in French is corset, ceinture
girdle in Italian is cintura, fascetta
girdle in Latin is fascia
girdle in Norwegian is omgi, belte, hofteholder
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