| 释义 |
girdle1 /gûrˈdl/ noun- A waistbelt
- A cord worn around the waist by a monk, etc
- Anything that encloses like a belt
- A woman's lightweight, close-fitting undergarment, a form of corset, reaching from waist to thigh
- A bony arch to which a limb is attached (anatomy)
- A worm's clitellum
- A ring-shaped cut around a tree
- The rim of a brilliant-cut gem
transitive verb- To bind or enclose with a girdle, or as if with a girdle
- To cut a ring round (a tree, etc)
- To cut a circular outline around (a gemstone)
ORIGIN: OE gyrdel, from gyrdan to gird girdˈled adjective girdˈler noun - A person who or thing which girdles
- A maker of girdles
girdleˈstead noun (obsolete) The waist |