girdle
11Girdle — This article is about the item of clothing. In the Scots language, girdle refers to a cooking griddle. In malacology a girdle is part of a chiton.The word girdle originally meant a belt. In modern English the term girdle is most commonly used for …
12Girdle — 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). 2) Heb. ezor, something bound, worn by prophets (2 Kings 1:8; Jer. 13:1), soldiers (Isa. 5:27; 2 Sam. 20:8;… …
13Girdle — The girdle is a band of silk or linen embroidered with golden or silver crosses. Its use is nowadays restricted to bishops on certain ceremonial occasions, though in the past, it formed part of the liturgical vestments of priests and bishops… …
14girdle — I. noun Etymology: Middle English girdel, from Old English gyrdel; akin to Old High German gurtil girdle, Old English gyrdan to gird Date: before 12th century 1. something that encircles or confines: as a. an article of dress encircling the body… …
15girdle — A belt; a zone. A structure that has the form of a belt or g.. SYN: cingulum (1) [TA]. [A.S. gyrdel] Hitzig g. SYN: tabetic cuirass. Neptune g. a wet pack applied around the abdomen. pectoral g. [TA] the incomplete bony ring, formed by the… …
16girdle — n. 1) a tight, trim girdle 2) a panty girdle * * * [gɜːdl] trim girdle a panty girdle a tight …
17girdle — English has two words girdle. The more familiar, ‘belt’ [OE], goes back, together with its relatives garth, gird [OE], and girth [14], to a prehistoric Germanic *gurd , *gard , *gerdwhich denoted ‘surrounding’. From *gurdcame the verb *gurthjan,… …
18girdle — I UK [ˈɡɜː(r)d(ə)l] / US [ˈɡɜrd(ə)l] noun [countable] Word forms girdle : singular girdle plural girdles 1) a piece of very tight underwear that women wore in the past to make them look thinner 2) a soft narrow belt that you tie round your waist… …
19girdle — English has two words girdle. The more familiar, ‘belt’ [OE], goes back, together with its relatives garth, gird [OE], and girth [14], to a prehistoric Germanic *gurd , *gard , *gerdwhich denoted ‘surrounding’. From *gurdcame the verb *gurthjan,… …
20Girdle — The first rubber girdle was marketed by Stanford Mail Order in 1916. Women at the time were demanding bodyshaping with comfort. The girdle became an intimate apparel necessity until the 1960s, when the hippie movement and its influence on… …
