engirdle

[ en-gur-dl ]

/ ɛnˈgɜr dl /

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verb (used with object), en·gir·dled, en·gir·dling.

to engird.

Origin of engirdle

First recorded in 1595–1605; en-¹ + girdle

Words nearby engirdle

engine pod, engine room, enginery, engine turning, engird, engirdle, englacial, England, Engle, Engler degrees, Englewood

Example sentences from the Web for engirdle

Then I beheld, spread out before me, the greater part of Greece, together with the countless islands that engirdle it.
Up the Orinoco and down the Magdalena|H. J. Mozans
If it is left till then, one can only engirdle the whole thing with a soft tarred rope and sling it up somehow or anyhow.
Wood and Garden|Gertrude Jekyll
If you choose, plant the foot of the ladder in a fiery test and engirdle each round with a forest of thorns.
The Hindered Hand|Sutton E. Griggs
Why engirdle its waist in warmth and cordage, and expose its feet to every storm and frost, to mud and snow?
Aims and Aids for Girls and Young Women|George Sumner Weaver

单词	engirdle
释义	engirdle [ en-gur-dl ] / ɛnˈgɜr dl / SEE SYNONYMS FOR engirdle ON THESAURUS.COM verb (used with object), en·gir·dled, en·gir·dling. to engird. Origin of engirdle First recorded in 1595–1605; en-¹ + girdle Words nearby engirdle engine pod, engine room, enginery, engine turning, engird, engirdle, englacial, England, Engle, Engler degrees, Englewood Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for engirdle Then I beheld, spread out before me, the greater part of Greece, together with the countless islands that engirdle it. Up the Orinoco and down the Magdalena\|H. J. Mozans If it is left till then, one can only engirdle the whole thing with a soft tarred rope and sling it up somehow or anyhow. Wood and Garden\|Gertrude Jekyll If you choose, plant the foot of the ladder in a fiery test and engirdle each round with a forest of thorns. The Hindered Hand\|Sutton E. Griggs Why engirdle its waist in warmth and cordage, and expose its feet to every storm and frost, to mud and snow? Aims and Aids for Girls and Young Women\|George Sumner Weaver Words related to engirdle band, begird, belt, cincture, circle, compass, encompass, engird, gird, girdle, ring, surround
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engirdle

verb (used with object), en·gir·dled, en·gir·dling.

Origin of engirdle

Words nearby engirdle

Example sentences from the Web for engirdle

Words related to engirdle