Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English - girth
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Girth
girth
~ n 1 the size of something or someone large when they are measured around their middle (the enormous girth of the tree | Maxwell heaved his considerable girth into the long, sleek car.) 2 a band of leather which is passed tightly around the middle of a horse to keep a saddle1 (1) or load firmly in position
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(girths) 1. The girth of an object, for example a person’s or an animal’s body, is its width or thickness, considered as the measurement around its circumference. (FORMAL) A girl he knew had upset him by commenting on his increasing girth. N-VAR: with supp, oft poss N 2. A girth is a leather strap which is fastened firmly around the middle of a horse to keep the saddle or load in the right place. N-COUNT ...Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
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I. noun Etymology: Middle English, from Old Norse gjorth; akin to Old English gyrdan to gird Date: 13th century 1. a band or strap that encircles the body of an animal to fasten something (as a saddle) on its back 2. a. a measure around a body a man of more than average ~ the ~ of a tree b. size, dimensions II. transitive verb Date: 15th century 1. encircle 2. to bind or fasten with a ~ 3. to measure the ~ of ...Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary
3.
n. & v. (also girt) --n. 1 the distance around a thing. 2 a band round the body of a horse to secure the saddle etc. --v. 1 tr. a secure (a saddle etc.) with a girth. b put a girth on (a horse). 2 tr. surround, encircle. 3 intr. measure (an amount) in girth. Etymology: ME f. ON gj{ouml}rth, Goth. gairda f. Gmc ...Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference
4.
1) пояс (фермы) 2) окружность, обхват (ствола дерева) 3) периметр поперечного сечения 4) горизонтальная продольная связь - derrick girth - truss derrick girth ...Большой Англо-русский Русско-английский политехнический словарь
Англо-русский строительный словарь
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1) обхват 2) периметр 3) периметр поперечного сечения 4) поясной 5) размер - girth line - girth of graph - lower girth - upper girth ...Англо-русский Русско-английский научно-технический словарь
Англо-русский Русско-английский биологический словарь
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1. подпруга to loosen the girth —- ослабить подпругу 2. обхват (дерева, талии и т. п.) a tree 30 feet in girth —- дерево тридцати футов в обхвате his girth is increasing —- он толстеет 3. подтягивать подпругу 4. мерить в обхвате 5. окружать, опоясывать ...Новый большой англо-русский словарь
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1. noun 1) подпруга 2) обхват; размер (талии; дерева в обхвате и т.п.) 3) attr. girth rail tech. - ригель, распорка 2. v. 1) подтягивать подпругу (тж. girthup) 2) мерить в обхвате 3) окружать, опоясывать ...Англо-русский словарь
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- O.N. gjorth "girdle, belt, hoop," from P.Gmc. *ertu. Sense of "measurement around an object" first recorded 1664. ...Английский Этимологический словарь
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