girdle

/'gə:dl/
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girdle

A woman wears a girdle under her dress.

Definition

  1. Noun:

    • A woman's close-fitting foundation garment: A girdle is a piece of women's underwear, often made with elastic material, worn around the waist and hips to shape and support the body.
    • A band of material around the waist: A girdle can be any belt, sash, or cord worn around the waist, such as part of a robe or traditional dress.
    • An encircling or ringlike structure: In anatomy, a girdle refers to a bony structure that encircles the body, like the shoulder or hip bones. In a general sense, it can refer to anything that surrounds something else.

  2. Verb:

    • To put a girdle on or around: To encircle or surround something with a belt or band.
    • To cut a ring around a tree trunk: In forestry or botany, to girdle a tree means to cut a ring through the bark and cambium layer around its trunk, which interrupts the flow of sap and eventually kills the tree.
Usage Examples

  • Noun:

    • She wore a girdle under her wedding dress for a smoother silhouette.
    • The knight's sword was fastened to his girdle.
    • The pelvic girdle provides attachment for the legs.

  • Verb:

    • Vines girdled the old stone column.
    • Improper pruning can accidentally girdle a tree branch.
Advanced Usage
  • "To gird one's loins": An idiom meaning to prepare oneself for action or a difficult task. It originates from the practice of tucking long robes into a belt (girdle) to allow free movement.
    • We must gird our loins for the challenging negotiations ahead.
Variants and Related Words
  • Girdler (n): A person or tool that makes girdles, or an insect that girdles trees.
  • Girdling (n/adj): The act or process of cutting a girdle around a tree.
Synonyms
  • Noun (garment): Corset, foundation garment, shapewear.
  • Noun (belt): Belt, sash, cincture, waistband.
  • Verb (encircle): Encircle, surround, belt, encompass, ring.
Phrasal Verbs / Related Verb Phrases
  • Girdle with: To surround or encircle something with something else.
    • The fortress was girdled with a deep moat.
Related Idioms
  • Under someone's girdle: An archaic idiom meaning to be under someone's control or influence.
    • He was completely under his advisor's girdle.
girdle

A woman wears a girdle under her dress.

Noun
  1. a woman's close-fitting foundation garment
  2. a band of material around the waist that strengthens a skirt or trousers
  3. an encircling or ringlike structure
Verb
  1. put a girdle on or around
    • gird your loins
  2. cut a girdle around so as to kill by interrupting the circulation of water and nutrients
    • girdle the plant

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