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girdles
noun(gir-dle)something that encircles or confines: such as
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noun(gir-dle)an article of dress encircling the body usually at the waist
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noun(gir-dle)a woman's close-fitting undergarment often boned and usually elasticized that extends from the waist to below the hips
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verb(gir-dle)to encircle with or as if with a girdle
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verb(gir-dle)to cut away the bark and cambium in a ring around (a plant) usually to kill by interrupting the circulation of water and nutrients
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verb(gir-dle)to move around : circle
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noun(gir-dle)a woman's girdle having a sewed-in or detachable crotch and made with or without garters and bones
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noun(gir-dle)shoulder girdle
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noun(gir-dle)a bony or cartilaginous arch that supports the hind limbs of a vertebrate
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noun(gir-dle)the bony or cartilaginous arch that supports the forelimbs of a vertebrate and in humans is made up of the scapula and clavicle —called also pectoral girdle