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gird1 /gûrd/ transitive verb (pat and pap girdˈed and girt)- To bind round
- To secure by a belt or girdle
- To encompass
- To surround
- To clothe, furnish
ORIGIN: OE gyrdan; cf Ger gürten girdˈer noun - A large beam, simple or built up, of wood, iron or steel, to take a lateral stress, eg to support a floor, wall, or the roadway of a bridge
- A strip of strengthening tissue (botany)
girdˈing noun That which girds girder bridge noun A bridge whose load is sustained by girders resting on supports gird oneself - To tuck up loose garments under the girdle (so as to be better able to run or act quickly)
- To brace the mind for any trial or effort
- See also loin
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