Girdle synonyms

gûr'dl

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foundation garment
A woman's corset or girdle, esp. one with an attached bra
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sash
The opening part of a window usually containing the glass panes, hinged to the jamb, or sliding up and down as in a sash window.
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stays
(Plural only) A corset.
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obi
A broad sash with a bow in the back, worn with a Japanese kimono
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cummerbund
A broad waistband for wear with a tuxedo and other men's formal dress or as a woman's accessory
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cinch
The definition of a cinch is something that is very easy to do, or that is a sure thing.
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encircle
To move in a circle around
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enclose
To shut in all around; hem in; fence in; surround
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corset (related)
A close-fitting undergarment, often reinforced by stays, worn to support and shape the waistline, hips, and breasts.
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band (related)
A type of orchestra originally playing janissary music; i.e. marching band.
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panty-girdle
A type of control garment for women consisting of underpants with a built-in elasticated corset.
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surround (related)
To be present on all or nearly all sides of; encircle
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begird
To bind around; gird
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belt
To beat with a belt or strap.
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cincture
To girdle, circle, or surround
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compass
A device used for drawing circles and arcs and for measuring distances on maps, consisting of two legs hinged together at one end.
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encompass
To include within its scope; to circumscribe or go round so as to surround; to enclose; to contain.
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engirdle
To encircle or surround with or as if with a girdle.
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gird
To encircle (a person or the part of the body) with a belt or band.
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girt
To gird; girdle
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ring
(Intransitive) To produce music with bells.
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engird
To ingirt
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beset
To beset is to harass or have trouble on an ongoing basis from multiple sources or from all sides.
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circle
To form a circle around; encompass; surround
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environ
To encircle; surround:
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hedge
To hide or protect oneself, as if behind a hedge
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hem
: To surround something or someone in a confining way.
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edge (related)
To edge is defined as to give something a border or to slowly move in a specific direction.
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open (related)
To become open
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waistband
A band of fabric encircling the waist, especially a part of a pair of pants or a skirt.
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waistcloth
A cloth or garment worn around the waist.
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deaden
To lose vigor, brilliance, or liveliness.
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kerchief (related)
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head-dress (related)
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stomacher (related)
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circlet (related)
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gorget (related)
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headpiece (related)
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navel (related)
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clasp
To hold tightly with the arms or hands; grasp firmly; embrace
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Girdle Sentence Examples

  • Belfast Lough is of great though quiet beauty; and the city itself is seen at its best from its seaward approach, with its girdle of hills in the background.

  • The pelvic girdle and the hind-limbs show the least reduction found in any recent snakes, ilia, pubes and ischia being still distinguishable, the last even retaining their symphysis, and there are small vestiges of the femurs.

  • The Russians were by this time well on their way to the Theiss, and the terrible girdle which was to throttle the liberties of Hungary was all but completed.

  • In fact, the whole skeletons of the wings and of the shoulder girdle seem to have been lost, excepting Anomalopteryx dromaeoides, which, according to Hutton,' had still some vestiges.

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