Look up: Girdle


  1. Girdle
    A girdle is a thin plate of iron used in Scotland for making oat cakes.
    Found op http://www.probertencyclopaedia.com/browse/QG.HTM

  2. Girdle
    The girdle is the widest perimeter of a gemstone.
    Found op http://www.braybrook.co.uk/jewellery-and-silver-wisdom/gems-of-information/

  3. girdle
    [n] - an encircling or ringlike structure 2. [n] - a band of material around the waist that strengthens a skirt or trousers 3. [v] - cut a girdle around (a plant) so as to kill by interrupting the circulation of water and nutrients 4. [v] - put a girdle on or around
    Found op http://www.webdictionary.co.uk/definition.php?query=girdle

  4. Girdle
    A large principal beam made of steel, reinforced concrete, wood or combination of these, used to support other structural members at isolated points along its length.
    Found op http://www.rookinspections.com/glossary/glossaryg.shtml

  5. Girdle
    Gir'dle noun A griddle. [ Scot. & Prov. Eng.]
    Found op http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/G/28

  6. Girdle
    Gir'dle noun [ Middle English gurdel , girdel , Anglo-Saxon gyrdel , from gyrdan ; akin to Dutch gordel , German gürtel , Icelandic gyr...ill . See Gird , transitive verb
    Found op http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/G/28

  7. Girdle
    Gir'dle transitive verb [ imperfect & past participle Girdled ; present participle & verbal noun Girdling .] 1. To bind with a belt or sash; to gird. Shak. 2. To i...
    Found op http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/G/28

  8. girdle
    To kill a tree by severing or removing the living layer of the tree (the phloem) in a ring around its trunk. ... (09 Oct 1997) ...
    Found op http://www.mondofacto.com/facts/dictionary?girdle

  9. girdle
    noun an encircling or ringlike structure
    Found op http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=girdle

  10. girdle
    verb put a girdle on or around; `gird your loins`
    Found op http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=girdle

  11. girdle
    sash 1 waistband noun a band of material around the waist that strengthens a skirt or trousers
    Found op http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=girdle

  12. girdle
    (gur´dәl) an encircling or confining structure. pectoral girdle shoulder girdle. pelvic girdle the encircling bony structure supporting the lower limbs. shoulder girdle , thoracic girdle the encircling ...
    Found op http://www.encyclo.co.uk/local/21001



  1. Girdle
    • (n.) The line ofgreatest circumference of a brilliant-cut diamond, at which it is grasped by the setting. See Illust. of Brilliant. • (n.) The zodiac; also, the equator. • (v. t.) To inclose; to environ; to shut in. • (n.) A griddle. • (n.) A thin bed or stratum of stone. ...
    Found op http://thinkexist.com/dictionary/meaning/girdle/

  2. girdle
    (from the article `corset`) ...(c. 1912 by a Paris couturiere, Madame Cadolle). That garment and the Cavalieri maillot (a topless corset made of elastic material, c. 1913) were ...
    Found op http://www.britannica.com/eb/a-z/g/34

  3. girdle
    (from the article `lepidopteran`) ...of some sulfur butterflies (family Pieridae), swallowtails (family Papilionidae), and gossamer-winged butterflies (family Lycaenidae), is ...
    Found op http://www.britannica.com/eb/a-z/g/34

  4. Girdle
    A girdle is a garment that encircles the lower torso, perhaps extending below the hips, and worn often for support. The word girdle originally meant a belt. In modern English, the term girdle is most commonly used for a form of women`s foundation wear that replaced the corset in popularity. In spor...
    Found op http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Girdle

  5. girdle
    1. an encircling or ringlike structure
    2. a band of material around the waist that strengthens a skirt or trousers
    3. a woman's close-fitting foundation garment

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  6. Girdle
    A girdle was originally a type of belt or cord worn around the waist to both secure the clothing and provide a means for carrying a purse or weapon. During the early Middle Ages a woman's girdle would hang down her centre front and at the end would be a book, pomenade, mirror or similar object.
    Found op http://www.probertencyclopaedia.com/browse/PG.HTM

  7. girdle
    Type: Term Pronunciation: ger′dĕl Definitions: 1. A belt; a zone. Any structure that has the form of a belt or girdle. Synonyms: cingulum1
    Found op http://www.medilexicon.com/medicaldictionary.php?t=37020

  8. girdle
    a ring of bones which may be complete or incomplete.
    Found op http://www.anatomy.usyd.edu.au/glossary/glossary.cgi?

  9. Girdle
    belt
    Found op http://tudorswiki.sho.com/page/Tudor+Words+Glossary

  10. Girdle
    [disambiguation] A girdle is a garment that encircles the midsection. Girdle may also refer to: ...
    Found op http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Girdle_(disambiguation)

  11. girdle
    a strand of silk used to prop up the pupa. Found especially in the Papilionidae.
    Found op http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Glossary_of_entomology_terms

  12. girdle
    1) Constricting garment 2) Corset's cousin 3) Elasticized garment 4) Figure enhancer 5) Foundation garment 6) Hip hugger 7) Ladies' garment 8) Skeletal structure 9) Slimming device
    Found op http://www.mijnwoordenboek.nl/EN/crossword-dictionary/girdle/1

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