girdle
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1. girdle - Noun
2. girdle - Verb
Meaning
A griddle.
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.
The line ofgreatest circumference of a brilliant-cut diamond, at which it is grasped by the setting. See Illust. of Brilliant.
A thin bed or stratum of stone.
The clitellus of an earthworm.
To bind with a belt or sash; to gird.
To inclose; to environ; to shut in.
To make a cut or gnaw a groove around (a tree, etc.) through the bark and alburnum, thus killing it.
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Brussels is a gay little city that lies as bright within its girdle of woodland as any butterfly that rests upon moss.
The sea of faith Was once, too, at the full, and round earth's shore Lay like the folds of a bright girdle furled. But now I only hear Its melancholy, long, withdrawing roar, Retreating, to the breath Of the night-wind, down the vast edges drear And naked shingles of the world.
There are no stars to-night But those of memory. Yet how much room for memory there is In the loose girdle of soft rain.
A good name is better than a girdle of gold.
The key at the girdle keeps me good and my neighbour too.
A good reputation is better than a golden girdle.