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girdle

The correct spelling is girdle.

How to pronounce girdle

/ˈɡɜːdl̩/
noun

IPA: /ˈɡɜːdl̩/

Say it like: Jir-dle

The correct spelling is girdle. That which girds, encircles, or encloses; a circumference

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Meanings

noun

  1. 1.That which girds, encircles, or encloses; a circumference
  2. 2.A belt or elasticated corset; especially, a belt, sash, or article of dress encircling the body usually at the waist, often used to support stockings or hosiery.
  3. 3.The zodiac; also, the equator.
  4. 4.The line of greatest circumference of a brilliant-cut diamond, at which it is grasped by the setting.
  5. 5.A thin bed or stratum of stone.

verb

  1. 1.To gird, encircle, or constrain by such means.
  2. 2.To kill or stunt a tree by removing or inverting a ring of bark.

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