Girdle

n.	1.	A griddle.
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	1.	That which girds, encircles, or incloses; a circumference; a belt; esp., a belt, sash, or article of dress encircling the body usually at the waist; a cestus. Within the girdle of these walls. - Shak. Their breasts girded with golden girdles. - Rev. xv. 6.
	2.	The zodiac; also, the equator. From the world's girdle to the frozen pole. - Cowper. That gems the starry girdle of the year. - Campbell.
	3.	(Jewelry) The line ofgreatest circumference of a brilliant-cut diamond, at which it is grasped by the setting. See Illust. of Brilliant.
	4.	(Mining) A thin bed or stratum of stone.
	5.	(Zool.) The clitellus of an earthworm. Girdle bone (Anat.) the sphenethmoid. See under Sphenethmoid. Girdle wheel a spinning wheel. Sea girdle (Zool.) a ctenophore. See Venus's girdle, under Venus. Shoulder (Anat.) See under Pectoral, and Pelvic. To have under the girdle to have bound to one, that is, in subjection.
v. t.	1.	To bind with a belt or sash; to gird. [imp. & p. p. Girdled ; p. pr. & vb. n. Girdling .]
	2.	To inclose; to environ; to shut in. Those sleeping stones, That as a waist doth girdle you about. - Shak.
	3.	To make a cut or gnaw a groove around (a tree, etc.) through the bark and alburnum, thus killing it.

Noun	1.	girdle - an encircling or ringlike structure
	2.	girdle - a band of material around the waist that strengthens a skirt or trousers Synonyms: cincture, waistband, waistcloth, sash
	3.	girdle - a woman's close-fitting foundation garment Synonyms: corset, stays
Verb	1.	girdle - cut a girdle around so as to kill by interrupting the circulation of water and nutrients; "girdle the plant" Synonyms: deaden
	2.	girdle - put a girdle on or around; "gird your loins" Synonyms: gird

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