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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024gir•dle /ˈgɜrdəl/USA pronunciation n., v., -dled, -dling. n. [countable] - Clothingan undergarment, worn esp. by women, for giving a slimmer appearance to the abdomen, hips, and buttocks.
- Clothinga belt, cord, sash, or the like, worn about the waist.
v. [~ + object] - to encircle with or as if with a belt;
gird. - to encompass;
enclose;
encircle.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024gir•dle (gûr′dl),USA pronunciation n., v., -dled, -dling. n. - Clothinga lightweight undergarment, worn esp. by women, often partly or entirely of elastic or boned, for supporting and giving a slimmer appearance to the abdomen, hips, and buttocks.
- Clothinga belt, cord, sash, or the like, worn about the waist.
- anything that encircles, confines, or limits.
- Jewelrythe edge or narrow band between the upper and lower facets of a gem.
- Anatomythe bony framework that unites the upper or lower extremities to the axial skeleton.
- Architecturean ornamental band, esp. one surrounding the shaft of a column.
- a ring made about a tree trunk, branch, etc., by removing a band of bark.
v.t. - to encircle with a belt;
gird. - to encompass;
enclose;
encircle. - to move around (something or someone) in a circle.
- to cut away the bark and cambium in a ring around (a tree, branch, etc.).
- Jewelryround (def. 51).
- bef. 1000; Middle English; Old English gyrdel, derivative of girdan to gird1
- 3.See corresponding entry in Unabridged belt, circle, ring, band, hedge.
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