girdle
21girdle — 1. noun 1) her stockings were held up by her girdle Syn: corset, panty girdle, corselet, foundation garment; truss 2) a diamond studded girdle Syn: belt, sash, cummerbund, waistband, strap, band …
22girdle — 1. n. & v. n. 1 a belt or cord worn round the waist. 2 a woman s corset extending from waist to thigh. 3 a thing that surrounds like a girdle. 4 the bony support for a limb (pelvic girdle). 5 the part of a cut gem dividing the crown from the base …
23girdle — 1) the skeletal support of the paired fins. See pectoral girdle and pelvic girdle 2) the large reel used to pull in trolling lines. Also called girdie …
24girdle — n. [A.S. gyrdel, a girdle] (MOLLUSCA: Polyplacophora) Flexible muscular integument, plain or leathery, or variously ornamented, holding the chiton valves in place; perinotum; girdle …
25girdle — n. (in anatomy) an encircling or arching arrangement of bones. See also: pelvic girdle, shoulder girdle …
26girdle — Synonyms and related words: Mystik tape, Scotch tape, adhesive tape, advocate, alpenstock, anklet, arm, armlet, athletic supporter, back, backbone, backing, band, bandage, bandeau, batten, bearer, begird, belt, belt in, bend, beset, bind, bind up …
27girdle — Usually made of rough leather as worn round the waist by Elijah (2 Kgs. 1:8), and useful for holding up garments when working in the fields. John the Baptist (Mark 1:6) wore a girdle similar to that of Elijah, which reinforced his message to… …
28girdle — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. band, belt, girth; corset, cummerbund. See clothing, circumscription. II (Roget s IV) n. 1. [A corset] Syn. foundation garment, panty girdle, stays; see corset . 2. [A belt] Syn. sash, obi, cummerbund …
29girdle — gir|dle1 [ˈgə:dl US ˈgə:r ] n [: Old English; Origin: gyrdel] a piece of women s underwear which fits tightly around her stomach, bottom, and ↑hips and makes her look thinner girdle 2 girdle2 v [T] literary to surround something ▪ the formal… …
30girdle — gir|dle1 [ gɜrdl ] noun count 1. ) a piece of very tight underwear that women wore in the past to make them look thinner 2. ) a soft narrow belt that you tie around your waist girdle gir|dle 2 [ gɜrdl ] verb transitive LITERARY to surround… …
