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gir·dle / ˈgərdl/ • n. a belt or cord worn around the waist. ∎ a woman's elasticized corset extending from waist to thigh. ∎ a thing that surrounds something like a belt or girdle: a communications girdle around the world. ∎ Anat. either of two sets of bones encircling the body, to which the limbs are attached. See pectoral girdle, pelvic girdle. ∎ the part of a cut gem dividing the crown from the base and embraced by the setting. ∎ a ring around a tree made by removing bark. • v. [tr.] 1. encircle (the body) with or as a girdle or belt: the Friar loosened the rope that girdled his waist. ∎ surround; encircle: the chain of volcanoes that girdles the Pacific. 2. cut through the bark all the way around (a tree or branch), typically in order to kill it or to kill a branch to make the tree more fruitful. |
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"girdle." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Encyclopedia.com. 30 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "girdle." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Encyclopedia.com. (May 30, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O999-girdle.html "girdle." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Retrieved May 30, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O999-girdle.html |
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girdle, an additional thickness of planking secured along the wales, or bends, of a wooden ship about its waterline for the purpose of giving it more stability in the water. It was a common practice in the 16th and 17th centuries, when the art of shipbuilding was still largely experimental, to build ships too narrow in the beam to carry their sail. This was particularly the case when topmasts and topgallant masts became a commonplace and the amount of sail carried increased accordingly. The word was used both as a noun and a verb; a ship was girdled when it was fitted with a girdle.
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"girdle." The Oxford Companion to Ships and the Sea. 2006. Encyclopedia.com. 30 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "girdle." The Oxford Companion to Ships and the Sea. 2006. Encyclopedia.com. (May 30, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O225-girdle.html "girdle." The Oxford Companion to Ships and the Sea. 2006. Retrieved May 30, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O225-girdle.html |
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1. In Polyplacophora (chitons) an extension of the mantle beyond the shell plates; it is in contact with the substrate below and often bears spicules on its upper surface. 2. In vertebrates, a group of bones attaching limbs to the trunk: the pectoral girdle attaches the fore limbs, the pelvic girdle the hind limbs. |
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MICHAEL ALLABY. "girdle." A Dictionary of Zoology. 1999. Encyclopedia.com. 30 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. MICHAEL ALLABY. "girdle." A Dictionary of Zoology. 1999. Encyclopedia.com. (May 30, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O8-girdle.html MICHAEL ALLABY. "girdle." A Dictionary of Zoology. 1999. Retrieved May 30, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O8-girdle.html |
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girdle Usually made of rough leather as worn round the waist by Elijah (2 Kgs. 1: 8), and useful for holding up garments when working in the fields. John the Baptist the Baptist (Mark 1: 6) wore a girdle similar to that of Elijah, which reinforced his message to repent, like Elijah (Mal. 4: 5 f.) (Mal. 3: 23 f., NJB).
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W. R. F. BROWNING. "girdle." A Dictionary of the Bible. 1997. Encyclopedia.com. 30 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. W. R. F. BROWNING. "girdle." A Dictionary of the Bible. 1997. Encyclopedia.com. (May 30, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O94-girdle.html W. R. F. BROWNING. "girdle." A Dictionary of the Bible. 1997. Retrieved May 30, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O94-girdle.html |
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T. F. HOAD. "girdle." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology. 1996. Encyclopedia.com. 30 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. T. F. HOAD. "girdle." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology. 1996. Encyclopedia.com. (May 30, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O27-girdle.html T. F. HOAD. "girdle." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology. 1996. Retrieved May 30, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O27-girdle.html |
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"Girdle." Dictionary of Collective Nouns and Group Terms. 1985. Encyclopedia.com. 30 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "Girdle." Dictionary of Collective Nouns and Group Terms. 1985. Encyclopedia.com. (May 30, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1G2-2505300759.html "Girdle." Dictionary of Collective Nouns and Group Terms. 1985. Retrieved May 30, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1G2-2505300759.html |
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girdle. As an article of liturgical attire, a usual accompaniment of the alb, and hence one of the six Eucharistic vestments.
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E. A. LIVINGSTONE. "girdle." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of the Christian Church. 2000. Encyclopedia.com. 30 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. E. A. LIVINGSTONE. "girdle." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of the Christian Church. 2000. Encyclopedia.com. (May 30, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O95-girdle.html E. A. LIVINGSTONE. "girdle." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of the Christian Church. 2000. Retrieved May 30, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O95-girdle.html |
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girdle (ger-d'l) n. (in anatomy) an encircling or arching arrangement of bones. See also pelvic girdle, shoulder girdle.
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"girdle." A Dictionary of Nursing. 2008. Encyclopedia.com. 30 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "girdle." A Dictionary of Nursing. 2008. Encyclopedia.com. (May 30, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O62-girdle.html "girdle." A Dictionary of Nursing. 2008. Retrieved May 30, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O62-girdle.html |
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girdle2 (Sc.) iron plate for baking cakes. XV. Metathetic form of GRIDDLE.
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T. F. HOAD. "girdle." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology. 1996. Encyclopedia.com. 30 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. T. F. HOAD. "girdle." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology. 1996. Encyclopedia.com. (May 30, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O27-girdle1.html T. F. HOAD. "girdle." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology. 1996. Retrieved May 30, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O27-girdle1.html |
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Girdle: see HABIT, RELIGIOUS.
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JOHN BOWKER. "Girdle." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of World Religions. 1997. Encyclopedia.com. 30 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. JOHN BOWKER. "Girdle." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of World Religions. 1997. Encyclopedia.com. (May 30, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O101-Girdle.html JOHN BOWKER. "Girdle." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of World Religions. 1997. Retrieved May 30, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O101-Girdle.html |
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girdle Griddle.
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DAVID A. BENDER. "girdle." A Dictionary of Food and Nutrition. 2005. Encyclopedia.com. 30 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. DAVID A. BENDER. "girdle." A Dictionary of Food and Nutrition. 2005. Encyclopedia.com. (May 30, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O39-girdle.html DAVID A. BENDER. "girdle." A Dictionary of Food and Nutrition. 2005. Retrieved May 30, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O39-girdle.html |
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•addle, paddle, saddle, skedaddle, staddle, straddle
•candle, Coromandel, dandle, Handel, handle, mishandle, Randall, sandal, scandal, vandal
•manhandle, panhandle
•packsaddle • side-saddle
•backpedal, heddle, medal, meddle, pedal, peddle, treadle
•Grendel, Kendall, Lendl, Mendel, Rendell, sendal, Wendell
•cradle, ladle
•beadle, bipedal, credal, needle, wheedle
•diddle, fiddle, griddle, kiddle, Liddell, middle, piddle, riddle, twiddle
•brindle, dwindle, kindle, spindle, swindle, Tyndale
•paradiddle, taradiddle
•pyramidal • apsidal
•bridal, bridle, fratricidal, genocidal, germicidal, homicidal, idle, idol, infanticidal, insecticidal, intertidal, matricidal, parricidal, patricidal, pesticidal, regicidal, sidle, suicidal, tidal, tyrannicidal, uxoricidal
•coddle, doddle, model, noddle, swaddle, toddle, twaddle, waddle
•fondle, rondel
•mollycoddle
•caudal, chordal, dawdle
•poundal, roundel
•Gödel, modal, yodel
•crinoidal
•boodle, caboodle, canoodle, doodle, feudal, noodle, poodle, strudel, udal
•befuddle, cuddle, fuddle, huddle, muddle, puddle, ruddle
•bundle, trundle
•prebendal • synodal
•antipodal, tripodal
•citadel
•curdle, engirdle, girdle, hurdle
•dirndl
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"girdle." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Encyclopedia.com. 30 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "girdle." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Encyclopedia.com. (May 30, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O233-girdle.html "girdle." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Retrieved May 30, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O233-girdle.html |
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