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girdle

DEFINITIONS OF: girdle

1

n a band of material around the waist that strengthens a skirt or trousers

Synonyms:
cincture, sash, waistband, waistcloth
Types:
cummerbund
a broad pleated sash worn as formal dress with a tuxedo
Type of:
band
a thin flat strip of flexible material that is worn around the body or one of the limbs (especially to decorate the body)

n a woman's close-fitting foundation garment

Synonyms:
corset, stays
Types:
panty girdle
a woman's undergarment that combines a girdle and panties
Type of:
foundation, foundation garment
a woman's undergarment worn to give shape to the contours of the body

n an encircling or ringlike structure

Types:
pectoral girdle
a skeletal support to which the forelimbs of vertebrates are attached
hip, pelvic arch, pelvic girdle, pelvis
the structure of the vertebrate skeleton supporting the lower limbs in humans and the hind limbs or corresponding parts in other vertebrates
Type of:
skeletal structure
any structure created by the skeleton of an organism

v put a girdle on or around

Synonyms:
gird
Type of:
border, environ, ring, skirt, surround
extend on all sides of simultaneously; encircle

v cut a girdle around so as to kill by interrupting the circulation of water and nutrients

“girdle the plant”
Synonyms:
deaden
Type of:
incise
make an incision into by carving or cutting
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