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▪ I. beˈgirding, vbl. n. [f. prec. + -ing1.] The action of girding about or enclosing.
1641C. Burges in Spurgeon Treas. Dav. Ps. lxxvi. 10 The begirding or binding of it in on every side. ▪ II. beˈgirding, ppl. a. [f. as prec. + -ing2.] That begirds or encloses all round.
1877F. C. L. Wraxall Hugo's Miserables v. xviii. 11 The masonry of the begirding drain. |