"girdle" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈɡɝdl̩/ [General-American], /ˈɡɜːdl̩/ [Received-Pronunciation] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-girdle.wav [Southern-England] Forms: girdles [plural]
Rhymes: -ɜː(ɹ)dəl Etymology: From Middle English girdel, gerdel, gurdel, from Old English gyrdel, from Proto-West Germanic *gurdil, from Proto-Germanic *gurdilaz (“girdle, belt”), equivalent to gird + -le. cognates Cognate with Saterland Frisian Gäddel (“belt”), West Frisian gurdle, gurle, gurl (“belt”), Dutch gordel (“belt”), German Gürtel (“belt”), Yiddish גאַרטל (gartl, “belt”) (whence gartel, a doublet of girdle), Swedish gördel (“girdle”), Icelandic gyrðill (“girdle”). Etymology templates: {{root|en|ine-pro|*gʰerdʰ-}}, {{inh|en|enm|girdel}} Middle English girdel, {{m|enm|gerdel}} gerdel, {{m|enm|gurdel}} gurdel, {{inh|en|ang|gyrdel}} Old English gyrdel, {{inh|en|gmw-pro|*gurdil}} Proto-West Germanic *gurdil, {{inh|en|gem-pro|*gurdilaz|t=girdle, belt}} Proto-Germanic *gurdilaz (“girdle, belt”), {{suf|en|gird|le}} gird + -le, {{cog|stq|Gäddel|t=belt}} Saterland Frisian Gäddel (“belt”), {{cog|fy|gurdle}} West Frisian gurdle, {{m|fy|gurle}} gurle, {{m|fy|gurl|t=belt}} gurl (“belt”), {{cog|nl|gordel|t=belt}} Dutch gordel (“belt”), {{cog|de|Gürtel|t=belt}} German Gürtel (“belt”), {{cog|yi|גאַרטל|t=belt}} Yiddish גאַרטל (gartl, “belt”), {{doublet|en|gartel|notext=1}} gartel, {{cog|sv|gördel|t=girdle}} Swedish gördel (“girdle”), {{cog|is|gyrðill|t=girdle}} Icelandic gyrðill (“girdle”) Head templates: {{en-noun}} girdle (plural girdles)
  1. That which girds, encircles, or encloses; a circumference Translations (circumference): окръжение (okrǎženie) [neuter] (Bulgarian), kehä (Finnish), enceinte [feminine] (French), cincho [masculine] (Galician), გარშემოწერილობა (garšemoc̣eriloba) (Georgian), περιφέρεια (periféreia) [feminine] (Greek)
    Sense id: en-girdle-en-noun-BVBztXm5 Disambiguation of 'circumference': 54 3 7 6 25 2 1 2
  2. A belt or sash at the waist, often used to support stockings or hosiery. Categories (topical): Underwear Translations (belt): ζώνη (zṓnē) [feminine] (Ancient Greek), κεστός (kestós) [masculine] (Ancient Greek), колан (kolan) [masculine] (Bulgarian), пояс (pojas) (Bulgarian), faixa [feminine] (Catalan), کەمەربەند (kemerbend) (Central Kurdish), 束腰 (cuk¹ jiu¹) (Chinese Cantonese), 束腰 (shùyāo) (Chinese Mandarin), hofteholder [common-gender] (Danish), strømpeholder [common-gender] (Danish), gordel [masculine] (Dutch), vyö (Finnish), sukkanauhavyö (english: belt to support hosiery) (Finnish), gaine [feminine] (French), სარტყელი (sarṭq̇eli) (Georgian), Hüfthalter [masculine] (German), ζώνη (zóni) [feminine] (Greek), περίζωμα (perízoma) [neuter] (Greek), cintura [feminine] (Italian), fascia [feminine] (Italian), corsetto [masculine] (Italian), busto [masculine] (Italian), ガードル (gādoru) (Japanese), cingulum [neuter] (Latin), cinctus [masculine] (Latin), zōna [feminine] (Latin), zōnula [feminine] (Latin), balteus [masculine] (Latin), tātua (Maori), tautiti (Maori), pihepihe (Maori), pongi (Maori), sis (Navajo), կամար (kamar) (Old Armenian), كمر (kemer) (Ottoman Turkish), کمربند (kamarband) (Persian), Gort [masculine] (Plautdietsch), cinta [feminine] (Portuguese), cinto [masculine] (Portuguese), pazénzia [feminine] (Romagnol), pazenzia [feminine] (Romagnol), centură [feminine] (Romanian), по́яс (pójas) [masculine] (Russian), по́яс для чуло́к (pójas dlja čulók) [masculine] (Russian), cinta [feminine] (Sicilian), cursettu [masculine] (Sicilian), gördel [common-gender] (Swedish), kemer (Turkish)
    Sense id: en-girdle-en-noun-wcR4ZF9a Disambiguation of Underwear: 3 30 36 6 3 3 3 5 8 2 3 Disambiguation of 'belt': 0 100 0 0 0 0 0 0
  3. A garment used to hold the abdomen, hips, buttocks, and/or thighs in a particular shape. Categories (topical): Underwear Categories (lifeform): Animal body parts
    Sense id: en-girdle-en-noun-Kxegg2SX Disambiguation of Underwear: 3 30 36 6 3 3 3 5 8 2 3 Disambiguation of Animal body parts: 9 11 21 4 7 4 8 17 11 4 5
  4. The zodiac; also, the equator.
    Sense id: en-girdle-en-noun-S-xEfkTQ
  5. The line of greatest circumference of a brilliant-cut diamond, at which it is grasped by the setting. Translations (line of greatest circumference of a diamond): rondist (Dutch), reunus (Finnish), uuma (Finnish), rondiste [feminine] (French), cintura [feminine] (Italian), cintu [masculine] (Sicilian), cinta [feminine] (Sicilian)
    Sense id: en-girdle-en-noun-xP3JJ9sR Disambiguation of 'line of greatest circumference of a diamond': 23 2 7 4 54 2 2 5
  6. (mining) A thin bed or stratum of stone. Categories (topical): Mining
    Sense id: en-girdle-en-noun-7H9mNkyP Topics: business, mining
  7. The clitellum of an earthworm.
    Sense id: en-girdle-en-noun-1yMI4MDx
  8. The removal or inversion of a ring of bark in order to kill or stunt a tree. Categories (topical): Forestry
    Sense id: en-girdle-en-noun-5jr3BmHi Disambiguation of Forestry: 13 5 13 4 10 4 10 19 13 6 4 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -le Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 13 3 14 2 10 3 11 22 16 4 2 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -le: 12 8 14 2 9 4 8 29 9 6
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated

Noun

IPA: /ˈɡɝdl̩/ [General-American], /ˈɡɜːdl̩/ [Received-Pronunciation] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-girdle.wav [Southern-England] Forms: girdles [plural]
Rhymes: -ɜː(ɹ)dəl Head templates: {{en-noun}} girdle (plural girdles)
  1. (Scotland, Northern English) Alternative form of griddle Tags: Northern-English, Scotland, alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: griddle
    Sense id: en-girdle-en-noun-um6pbR13 Categories (other): Scottish English
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Verb

IPA: /ˈɡɝdl̩/ [General-American], /ˈɡɜːdl̩/ [Received-Pronunciation] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-girdle.wav [Southern-England] Forms: girdles [present, singular, third-person], girdling [participle, present], girdled [participle, past], girdled [past]
Rhymes: -ɜː(ɹ)dəl Etymology: From Middle English girdel, gerdel, gurdel, from Old English gyrdel, from Proto-West Germanic *gurdil, from Proto-Germanic *gurdilaz (“girdle, belt”), equivalent to gird + -le. cognates Cognate with Saterland Frisian Gäddel (“belt”), West Frisian gurdle, gurle, gurl (“belt”), Dutch gordel (“belt”), German Gürtel (“belt”), Yiddish גאַרטל (gartl, “belt”) (whence gartel, a doublet of girdle), Swedish gördel (“girdle”), Icelandic gyrðill (“girdle”). Etymology templates: {{root|en|ine-pro|*gʰerdʰ-}}, {{inh|en|enm|girdel}} Middle English girdel, {{m|enm|gerdel}} gerdel, {{m|enm|gurdel}} gurdel, {{inh|en|ang|gyrdel}} Old English gyrdel, {{inh|en|gmw-pro|*gurdil}} Proto-West Germanic *gurdil, {{inh|en|gem-pro|*gurdilaz|t=girdle, belt}} Proto-Germanic *gurdilaz (“girdle, belt”), {{suf|en|gird|le}} gird + -le, {{cog|stq|Gäddel|t=belt}} Saterland Frisian Gäddel (“belt”), {{cog|fy|gurdle}} West Frisian gurdle, {{m|fy|gurle}} gurle, {{m|fy|gurl|t=belt}} gurl (“belt”), {{cog|nl|gordel|t=belt}} Dutch gordel (“belt”), {{cog|de|Gürtel|t=belt}} German Gürtel (“belt”), {{cog|yi|גאַרטל|t=belt}} Yiddish גאַרטל (gartl, “belt”), {{doublet|en|gartel|notext=1}} gartel, {{cog|sv|gördel|t=girdle}} Swedish gördel (“girdle”), {{cog|is|gyrðill|t=girdle}} Icelandic gyrðill (“girdle”) Head templates: {{en-verb}} girdle (third-person singular simple present girdles, present participle girdling, simple past and past participle girdled)
  1. (transitive) To gird, encircle, or constrain by such means. Tags: transitive Translations (to gird, encircle, or constrain by such means): опасвам (opasvam) (Bulgarian), препасвам (prepasvam) (Bulgarian), opásat (Czech), obklíčit (Czech), obkroužit (Czech), ympäröidä (Finnish), reunustaa (Finnish), piirittää (Finnish), გარშემორტყმა (garšemorṭq̇ma) (Georgian), გარშემოხვევა (garšemoxveva) (Georgian), ζώνω (zóno) (Greek), περιζώνω (perizóno) (Greek), cingere (Italian), circondare (Italian)
    Sense id: en-girdle-en-verb-75oOguxE Disambiguation of 'to gird, encircle, or constrain by such means': 99 1
  2. (transitive) To kill or stunt a tree by removing or inverting a ring of bark. Tags: transitive Translations (to kill or stunt a tree by removing or inverting a ring of bark): kaulata (Finnish)
    Sense id: en-girdle-en-verb-IC~vu2Jz Disambiguation of 'to kill or stunt a tree by removing or inverting a ring of bark': 1 99
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: girdler, ungirdle
Etymology number: 1

Inflected forms

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        "That which girds, encircles, or encloses; a circumference"
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          "gird"
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          "_dis1": "54 3 7 6 25 2 1 2",
          "code": "bg",
          "lang": "Bulgarian",
          "roman": "okrǎženie",
          "sense": "circumference",
          "tags": [
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          "word": "окръжение"
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          "sense": "circumference",
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          "lang": "French",
          "sense": "circumference",
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          "word": "enceinte"
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          "lang": "Galician",
          "sense": "circumference",
          "tags": [
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          "word": "cincho"
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          "code": "ka",
          "lang": "Georgian",
          "roman": "garšemoc̣eriloba",
          "sense": "circumference",
          "word": "გარშემოწერილობა"
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          "code": "el",
          "lang": "Greek",
          "roman": "periféreia",
          "sense": "circumference",
          "tags": [
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          "word": "περιφέρεια"
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        {
          "ref": "Aeschylus, The Persians 155",
          "text": "O Queen, most exalted of Persia's deep-girdled women, venerable mother of Xerxes, wife of Darius, all hail!"
        }
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          "sash",
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          "stockings",
          "stockings"
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          "hosiery",
          "hosiery"
        ]
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          "code": "xcl",
          "lang": "Old Armenian",
          "roman": "kamar",
          "sense": "belt",
          "word": "կամար"
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          "code": "bg",
          "lang": "Bulgarian",
          "roman": "kolan",
          "sense": "belt",
          "tags": [
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          "word": "колан"
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          "code": "bg",
          "lang": "Bulgarian",
          "roman": "pojas",
          "sense": "belt",
          "word": "пояс"
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          "code": "ca",
          "lang": "Catalan",
          "sense": "belt",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
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          "word": "faixa"
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        {
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          "code": "yue",
          "lang": "Chinese Cantonese",
          "roman": "cuk¹ jiu¹",
          "sense": "belt",
          "word": "束腰"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "0 100 0 0 0 0 0 0",
          "code": "cmn",
          "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
          "roman": "shùyāo",
          "sense": "belt",
          "word": "束腰"
        },
        {
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          "code": "da",
          "lang": "Danish",
          "sense": "belt",
          "tags": [
            "common-gender"
          ],
          "word": "hofteholder"
        },
        {
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          "code": "da",
          "lang": "Danish",
          "sense": "belt",
          "tags": [
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          "word": "strømpeholder"
        },
        {
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          "code": "nl",
          "lang": "Dutch",
          "sense": "belt",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "gordel"
        },
        {
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          "code": "fi",
          "lang": "Finnish",
          "sense": "belt",
          "word": "vyö"
        },
        {
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          "code": "fi",
          "english": "belt to support hosiery",
          "lang": "Finnish",
          "sense": "belt",
          "word": "sukkanauhavyö"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "0 100 0 0 0 0 0 0",
          "code": "fr",
          "lang": "French",
          "sense": "belt",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "gaine"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "0 100 0 0 0 0 0 0",
          "code": "ka",
          "lang": "Georgian",
          "roman": "sarṭq̇eli",
          "sense": "belt",
          "word": "სარტყელი"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "0 100 0 0 0 0 0 0",
          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "belt",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "Hüfthalter"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "0 100 0 0 0 0 0 0",
          "code": "el",
          "lang": "Greek",
          "roman": "zóni",
          "sense": "belt",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "ζώνη"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "0 100 0 0 0 0 0 0",
          "code": "el",
          "lang": "Greek",
          "roman": "perízoma",
          "sense": "belt",
          "tags": [
            "neuter"
          ],
          "word": "περίζωμα"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "0 100 0 0 0 0 0 0",
          "code": "grc",
          "lang": "Ancient Greek",
          "roman": "zṓnē",
          "sense": "belt",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
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          "word": "ζώνη"
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          "ref": "1911, Anna Botsford Comstock, Handbook of Nature Study, 24th edition, published 1939, page 108",
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      "word": "girdle traverse"
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      "word": "notch girdle"
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      "code": "yue",
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      "code": "fi",
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      "code": "el",
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      "code": "it",
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      "code": "it",
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      "code": "fi",
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      "sense": "to gird, encircle, or constrain by such means",
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      "sense": "to gird, encircle, or constrain by such means",
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      "code": "fi",
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      "code": "fi",
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      "sense": "to gird, encircle, or constrain by such means",
      "word": "გარშემორტყმა"
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      "code": "ka",
      "lang": "Georgian",
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      "sense": "to gird, encircle, or constrain by such means",
      "word": "გარშემოხვევა"
    },
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      "code": "el",
      "lang": "Greek",
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      "sense": "to gird, encircle, or constrain by such means",
      "word": "ζώνω"
    },
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      "code": "el",
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      "sense": "to gird, encircle, or constrain by such means",
      "word": "περιζώνω"
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      "code": "it",
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      "sense": "to gird, encircle, or constrain by such means",
      "word": "cingere"
    },
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      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "to gird, encircle, or constrain by such means",
      "word": "circondare"
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    {
      "code": "fi",
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