English Dictionary

girdle

/ˈɡɝdl̩/

noun

That which girds, encircles, or encloses; a circumference / A belt or sash at the waist, often used to support stockings or hosiery.

She wore a girdle to cinch in her waist.

意味（1）

That which girds, encircles, or encloses; a circumference

Suppose within the girdle of these walls

Suppose within the girdle of these walls Are now confin'd two mighty monarchies

意味（2）

A belt or sash at the waist, often used to support stockings or hosiery.

And the seven angels came out of the temple, having the seven plagues, clothed in pure and white linen, and having their breasts girded with golden girdles

意味（3）

A garment used to hold the abdomen, hips, buttocks, and/or thighs in a particular shape.

意味（4）

The zodiac; also, the equator.

that gems the starry girdle of the year

意味（5）

The line of greatest circumference of a brilliant-cut diamond, at which it is grasped by the setting.

意味（6）

(mining) A thin bed or stratum of stone.

意味（7）

The clitellum of an earthworm.

意味（8）

The removal or inversion of a ring of bark in order to kill or stunt a tree.