Word Meaning

girdle definition and meaning

n. A griddle.
n. 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.
n. The zodiac; also, the equator.
n. The line ofgreatest circumference of a brilliant-cut diamond, at which it is grasped by the setting. See Illust. of Brilliant.
n. A thin bed or stratum of stone.
n. The clitellus of an earthworm.
v. t. To bind with a belt or sash; to gird.
v. t. To inclose; to environ; to shut in.
v. t. To make a cut or gnaw a groove around (a tree, etc.) through the bark and alburnum, thus killing it.

Crossword clues for girdle

- Encircle with a band
- Foundation garment
- Waistbelt
- Woman's elastic corset