girdle

1. n. A griddle. Source: opted

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. Source: opted

3. n. The zodiac; also, the equator. Source: opted

4. n. The line ofgreatest circumference of a brilliant-cut diamond, at which it is grasped by the setting. See Illust. of Brilliant. Source: opted

5. n. A thin bed or stratum of stone. Source: opted

6. n. The clitellus of an earthworm. Source: opted

7. v. t. To bind with a belt or sash; to gird. Source: opted

8. v. t. To inclose; to environ; to shut in. Source: opted

9. v. t. To make a cut or gnaw a groove around (a tree, etc.) through the bark and alburnum, thus killing it. Source: opted

10. n. an encircling or ringlike structure Source: wordnet

11. n. a band of material around the waist that strengthens a skirt or trousers Source: wordnet

12. n. a woman's close-fitting foundation garment Source: wordnet

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