Thesaurus: girdle

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1. n. A griddle.
2. n. 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.
3. n. The zodiac; also, the equator.
4. n. The line ofgreatest circumference of a brilliant-cut diamond, at which it is grasped by the setting. See Illust. of Brilliant.
5. n. A thin bed or stratum of stone.
6. n. The clitellus of an earthworm.
7. v. t. To bind with a belt or sash; to gird.
8. v. t. To inclose; to environ; to shut in.
9. v. t. To make a cut or gnaw a groove around (a tree, etc.) through the bark and alburnum, thus killing it.
10. n. an encircling or ringlike structure
11. n. a band of material around the waist that strengthens a skirt or trousers
12. n. a woman's close-fitting foundation garment