the world > textiles and clothing > clothing > providing with clothing > provide with clothing [verb (transitive)] > adjust or arrange > gather or pull in (2)
spec. To draw together or pucker (part of a dress) by means of a thread.
(Also with up.) transitive. To fix (a saddle, etc.) securely by means of a girth; to fix (a girth). Also transferred, of clothing: to girdle, pull in.