girdle

  • 31girdle — A circle of girls found in malls and high school halls, usually obstructing passage. I ran into a girdle, so I was late for class …

    Dictionary of american slang

  • 32girdle — A circle of girls found in malls and high school halls, usually obstructing passage. I ran into a girdle, so I was late for class …

    Dictionary of american slang

  • 33girdle — [[t]gɜ͟ː(r)d(ə)l[/t]] girdles, girdling, girdled 1) N COUNT A girdle is a piece of women s underwear that fits tightly around the stomach and hips. 2) VERB If one thing girdles another, it surrounds it. [LITERARY] [V n] Weather satellites have… …

    English dictionary

  • 34girdle — girdle1 noun 1》 a belt or cord worn round the waist. 2》 a woman s elasticated corset extending from waist to thigh. 3》 the part of a cut gem dividing the crown from the base and embraced by the setting. 4》 a ring made around a tree by removing… …

    English new terms dictionary

  • 35Girdle — medieval onwards long cord, band or belt encircling the waist or hips worn in a variety of styles in differing time periods. During Henry II, Richard I and John, worn at the waistline with material blousing over it. During the first half of the… …

    Medieval glossary

  • 36girdle — n 1. corset, Chiefly Brit. stays, Obs. bodice, corselet; foundation garment, panty girdle, garter belt, Sl. undie; back brace, Med. truss. 2. belt, sash, obi, waistband, cummerbund, cestus, Archaic. zone, Archaic, Poetic. cincture; baldric, cord …

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  • 37girdle — diržas statusas T sritis Kūno kultūra ir sportas apibrėžtis Dziudo imtynininkų meistriškumo rodiklis, simbolis. Šį įvertinimą teikia nacionalinė arba Tarptautinė dziudo federacija. Gali būti baltasis, geltonasis, oranžinis, žaliasis, mėlynasis,… …

    Sporto terminų žodynas

  • 38girdle — diržas statusas T sritis Kūno kultūra ir sportas apibrėžtis Juosta per tinklo vidurį, žyminti teniso aikštės vidurį ir palaikanti reikiamą tinklo aukštį. atitikmenys: angl. belt; girdle vok. Gürtel, m rus. пояс …

    Sporto terminų žodynas

  • 39girdle — diržas statusas T sritis Kūno kultūra ir sportas apibrėžtis Savigynos arba dziudo imtynininko aprangos dalis – 5 cm pločio daugiasluoksnė juosta palaidinei (kimono) susijuosti. atitikmenys: angl. belt; girdle vok. Gürtel, m rus. пояс …

    Sporto terminų žodynas

  • 40Girdle bone — 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.] [1913 Webster] 1. That which girds, encircles, or incloses; a circumference; a… …

    The Collaborative International Dictionary of English