Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference - girdle
Girdle
girdle
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 and embraced by the setting. 6 a ring round a tree made by the removal of bark. --v.tr. 1 surround with a girdle. 2 remove a ring of bark from (a tree), esp. to make it more fruitful. Etymology: OE gyrdel: see GIRD(1) 2. n. Sc. & N.Engl. a circular iron plate placed over a fire or otherwise heated for baking, toasting, etc. Etymology: var. of GRIDDLE
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I. noun Etymology: Middle English girdel, from Old English gyrdel; akin to Old High German gurtil ~, Old English gyrdan to gird Date: before 12th century something that encircles or confines: as, an article of dress encircling the body usually at the waist, a woman's close-fitting undergarment often boned and usually elasticized that extends from the waist to below the hips, c. shoulder ~, pelvic ~, the edge of a brilliant that is grasped by the setting, II. transitive verb (~d; girdling) Date: 1582 to encircle with or as if with a ~, to cut away the bark and cambium in a ring around (a plant) usually to kill by interrupting the circulation of water and nutrients, to move around ; circle ...Толковый словарь английского языка
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