ungirt

[ uhn-gurt ]

/ ʌnˈgɜrt /

adjective

having a girdle loosened or removed.

slack; relaxed; not taut or pulled together: ungirt thinking.

Origin of ungirt

First recorded in 1250–1300, ungirt is from the Middle English word ungyrt.See un-¹, girt¹

Words nearby ungirt

Ungava, Ungava Bay, Ungava Peninsula, ungenerous, ungird, ungirt, unglamorous, unglue, unglued, ungodly, ungotten

Example sentences from the Web for ungirt

When there was work to be done she never could rest with “unlit lamp and ungirt loin.”
Mary Wollstonecraft|Elizabeth Robins Pennell
Bareheaded and ungirt, the candidate is conducted before the dread tribunal.
Anne of Geierstein, Volume I (of 2)|Sir Walter Scott
Before the gate he went to meet the messenger, who ungirt his sword and laid it from his hand.
The Nibelungenlied|Unknown
And St. Laurence ungirt his robe, and giving his girdle to the sacristan, bade him show it in proof of what he told.
Walks in Rome|Augustus J.C. Hare

Alike in life and in art he hated sloth,—the slovenliness of the "ungirt loin" and of the indecisive touch.
Robert Browning|C. H. Herford

单词	ungirt
释义	ungirt [ uhn-gurt ] / ʌnˈgɜrt / adjective having a girdle loosened or removed. slack; relaxed; not taut or pulled together: ungirt thinking. Origin of ungirt First recorded in 1250–1300, ungirt is from the Middle English word ungyrt.See un-¹, girt¹ Words nearby ungirt Ungava, Ungava Bay, Ungava Peninsula, ungenerous, ungird, ungirt, unglamorous, unglue, unglued, ungodly, ungotten Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for ungirt When there was work to be done she never could rest with “unlit lamp and ungirt loin.” Mary Wollstonecraft\|Elizabeth Robins Pennell Bareheaded and ungirt, the candidate is conducted before the dread tribunal. Anne of Geierstein, Volume I (of 2)\|Sir Walter Scott Before the gate he went to meet the messenger, who ungirt his sword and laid it from his hand. The Nibelungenlied\|Unknown And St. Laurence ungirt his robe, and giving his girdle to the sacristan, bade him show it in proof of what he told. Walks in Rome\|Augustus J.C. Hare Alike in life and in art he hated sloth,—the slovenliness of the "ungirt loin" and of the indecisive touch. Robert Browning\|C. H. Herford
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