as in belt
a strip of flexible material (as leather) worn around the waist
drew a handkerchief from the girdle around her waist and offered it to the knight as a token of affection
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as in to wrap
to encircle or bind with or as if with a belt
trees girdled the campus, essentially hiding it from view wire girdling the bundle of firewood
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as in to circle
to travel completely around
an asteroid belt that girdles the inner planets of the solar system
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Recent Examples of girdle
Theo Belci,
Artforum,
2 June 2026
Few actresses at the time said no to wearing girdles, says Haspiel.
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Kc Baker,
PEOPLE,
9 May 2026
Tim Johnson,
Chicago Tribune,
22 Mar. 2026
Also, the rootball should be inspected for circling or girdling roots.
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Larry Figart,
Florida Times-Union,
14 Jan. 2026
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Noun
In addition to the photobooks, the installation included a pair of headphones playing Radiohead’s 1997 album OK Computer, along with two replicas of Andy Warhol’s post-shooting girdle.
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Theo Belci,
Artforum,
2 June 2026
Few actresses at the time said no to wearing girdles, says Haspiel.
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Kc Baker,
PEOPLE,
9 May 2026
Verb
Wisteria can wind around a tree’s trunk and girdle it in time.
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Tim Johnson,
Chicago Tribune,
22 Mar. 2026
Also, the rootball should be inspected for circling or girdling roots.
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Larry Figart,
Florida Times-Union,
14 Jan. 2026
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At the end of his lesson, Blanck surprised him with a new replacement belt rack.
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The machine’s no-slip, shock-absorbing belt provides a solid surface for balanced strides.
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The series just wrapped shooting in Barcelona and moves on to Amsterdam.
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The singer's last headlining trek was the Sweetener World Tour, which wrapped in 2019 after more than 100 performances worldwide.
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The evening of the shoot, there was frequent hum of tourist helicopters circling the island, and a few party boats blasting music, which threatened to put a damper on the plans.
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Minutes later the pike was just under the surface, circling close to the boat.
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Plantation police said the circumstances surrounding the child's death remain under investigation.
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Officials did not initially identify Ortiz Canseco on Thursday or disclose the circumstances surrounding his disappearance, saying his family needed to be notified first.
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The next scene shows Miss America — identified as Rosemary LaPlanche, the 1941 titleholder — in a yellow dress and her sash, sitting on a red sofa alongside her publicity man.
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Camilla also sported her Legion d'Honneur French sash, Garter Star and Charles' family order.
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Wasley Products was part of the Navstar orbiting satellite which worked within a cluster of 24 satellites to provide accurate navigational position for ships, land vehicles, people and aircraft to an accuracy of three feet.
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Rather than photographing the black hole itself, the telescope captured glowing material orbiting just outside its event horizon.
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When that happened, on July 4, 1778, locals rang the old bell, which had been delivered up the Mississippi from New Orleans, and for a long time locals stored the bell inside the church.
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Gunshots were heard ringing out during a fireworks display near the boardwalk in Coney Island, according to the New York Post.
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Texas Health Mansfield Stadium officially opened for operations Wednesday morning with a ribbon-cutting ceremony.
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That joy was bursting at the seams; the kids couldn't wait for the ceremonial ribbons to be cut.
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“Girdle.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/girdle. Accessed 6 Jul. 2026.
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