a girdle

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To gird, encircle, or constrain by such means
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A belt; especially, a belt, sash, or article of dress encircling the body usually at the waist, often used to support stockings or hosiery
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A thin bed or stratum of stone
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The clitellum of an earthworm
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That which girds, encircles, or encloses; a circumference
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The zodiac; also, the equator
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{n} a thing tied round the waist
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{v} to bi with a girdle in America, to cut a ring through the bark and sap of trees to kill them
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of Brilliant
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To kill or stunt a tree by removing or inverting a ring of bark
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The girdle is the outermost edge of the diamond between the crown and the pavilion Growth or grain lines These can be considered internal flaws, and can often be seen only by rotating the diamond very slowly They can appear and disappear almost instantaneously They appear as small lines or planes within the diamond Gypsy setting The Gypsy setting is predominantly used for men's jewelry The band is one continuous piece that gets thicker at the top The top is dome shaped and the stone is inserted in the middle Illusion setting This setting is more intricate than others in that it surrounds the stone to make it appear larger The metal that surrounds the stone usually has an interesting design
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To make a cut or gnaw a groove around a tree, etc
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A girdle is a piece of women's underwear that fits tightly around the stomach and hips. a piece of women's underwear which fits tightly around her stomach, bottom, and hips and makes her look thinner. to surround something
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cut a girdle around so as to kill by interrupting the circulation of water and nutrients; "girdle the plant
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To encircle the stem of a living tree with cuts that completely sever bark and cambium and often are carried well into the outer sapwood, for the purpose of killing the tree by preventing passage of nutrients or by introducing toxic materials Besides girdling proper, or removal of bark and cambium in a band of appreciable width girdling may take several forms, viz: 1) Hacking or frilling - A single line of overlapping downward axe cuts, leaving a frill into which toxic materials may be poured 2) Double hacking - Girdling by means of a double frill cut around the tree and the removal of the chips between them 3) Notching - Ringing the tree with notches cut well into the sapwood 4) Stripping - Peeling off a band of bark completely around the tree
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The outermost/widest edge of a diamond This is usually the area in which the setting is mounted
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a belt, sash, or article of dress encircling the body usually at the waist; a cestus
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a belt or sash worn at the waist; figures appear with a variety of objects "at" or "under" their girdles: a bottle (Lovesick Court, 99), "a black Box" (Fine Companion, B3v), books (Puritan, B2v), looking glasses (City Madam, 1 1 46; Fancies Chaste and Noble, A4v); a clown enters "with his girdle full of shoes" (Famous Victories, F4r), and a "devil like a Sergeant" appears "with a mace under his girdle" (Devil's Charter, A2v); actions include "draws the naked Dagger from his girdle and shakes it" (Twins, E2v) and an attempt by a figure who has climbed a tree to reach "one Apple that grows highest": "He stands fishing with his girdle for it" (Old Fortunatus, 4 1 85); a related verb occurs once as part of a conversion ceremony where the chief priest "puts on his Turban and Robe, girds his sword, then swears him on the Mahomet's head, ungirds his sword" (Christian Turned Turk, F2v)
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To bind with a belt or sash; to gird
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an encircling or ringlike structure
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a band of material around the waist that strengthens a skirt or trousers
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(1 ) Heb hagor, a girdle of any kind worn by soldiers (1 Sam 18: 4; 2 Sam 20: 8; 1 Kings 2: 5; 2 Kings 3: 21) or women (Isa 3: 24)
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cut a girdle around so as to kill by interrupting the circulation of water and nutrients; "girdle the plant"
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The circumference of a diamond at it's widest point
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The narrow band around the widest part of a diamond The setting in a piece of jewelry usually grasps the diamond around the girdle
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To encircle a tree with ax cuts or a saw kerf to sever the bark and cambium layer, thus killing the tree An ancient method of land clearing Most often encountered in the North Country as the work of rodents and the occasional mindless camper
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{i} corset, tight-fitting undergarment (generally worn by women); sash, belt; something which surrounds or encircles
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A griddle
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The clitellus of an earthworm
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through the bark and alburnum, thus killing it
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The girdle is the widest perimeter of a gemstone GLYPTOGRAPHY Glyptography is the art of engraving gemstones, making intaglio and cameos Stones are engraved using grindstones with powdered emory or diamond as an abrasive
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To inclose; to environ; to shut in
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To destroy the conductive tissue of a tree in a ring around the bole
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The line of greatest circumference of a brilliant-cut diamond, at which it is grasped by the setting
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A method of killing unwanted trees, by cutting through the living tissues around the bole Can be used instead of cutting to prevent felling damage to nearby trees Girdled trees can provide cavities and dead wood for wildlife and insects
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Encircling the bole of a living tree with cuts that sever the bark and cambium and kill the tree
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> The plane between a diamond's crown and pavilion, it is the widest circumference of a circular-cut diamond
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{f} put on a belt, encircle; go around something or someone in a circle; surround; cut a ring of bark from a tree
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a woman's close-fitting foundation garment
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The Goddess Athene has a girdle which made men fall in love with her
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That which girds, encircles, or incloses; a circumference; a belt; esp
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The line ofgreatest circumference of a brilliant-cut diamond, at which it is grasped by the setting
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a band of material around the waist that strengthens a skirt or trousers an encircling or ringlike structure put a girdle on or around; "gird your loins"
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A large principal beam or stell, reinforced concrete, wood, or combination of these, used toi support other structual members at isolated points along its lenght
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put a girdle on or around; "gird your loins"
a girdle

    Hyphenation

    a gir·dle

    Turkish pronunciation

    ı gırdıl

    Pronunciation

    /ə ˈgərdəl/ /ə ˈɡɜrdəl/

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