"girdlestead" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

IPA: /ˈɡɜː(ɹ)dəlˌstɛd/ Forms: girdlesteads [plural]
Etymology: From girdle + stead. Etymology templates: {{compound|en|girdle|stead}} girdle + stead Head templates: {{en-noun}} girdlestead (plural girdlesteads)
  1. (obsolete) That part of the body where the girdle is worn, i.e. the waist. Tags: obsolete
    Sense id: en-girdlestead-en-noun--k73HJb7 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries

Inflected forms

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          "ref": "1605 August (first performance), Geo[rge] Chapman, Ben Ionson, Ioh[n] Marston, Eastward Hoe. […], London: […] [George Eld] for William Aspley, published September 1605, →OCLC, Act III, scene ii, signature E, recto:",
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