Crossword-Solution: GIRDLE
Dictionary
| Word | Word Type | Definition |
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| Girdle | n. | A griddle. |
| Girdle | n. | That which girds, encircles, or incloses; a circumference; a belt; esp., a belt, sash, or article of dress encircling the body usually at the waist; a cestus. |
| Girdle | n. | The zodiac; also, the equator. |
| Girdle | n. | The line ofgreatest circumference of a brilliant-cut diamond, at which it is grasped by the setting. See Illust. of Brilliant. |
| Girdle | n. | A thin bed or stratum of stone. |
| Girdle | n. | The clitellus of an earthworm. |
| Girdle | v. t. | To bind with a belt or sash; to gird. |
| Girdle | v. t. | To inclose; to environ; to shut in. |
| Girdle | v. t. | To make a cut or gnaw a groove around (a tree, etc.) through the bark and alburnum, thus killing it. |
Anagrams
| Word | Anagrams | |
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| GIRDLE | anagram | GILDER, GLIDER, REGILD |
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An inflammatory disease of the skin, characterized by the
presence of redness and itching, an eruption of small vesicles, and the
discharge of a watery exudation, which often dries up, leaving the skin
covered with crusts; -- called also tetter, milk crust, and salt rheum.
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eruption
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Sentences with GIRDLE (5)
She wore a white dress trimmed with crystals which had rattled a good deal during dinner, as all her movements had been impatient and nervous, and she had twisted the dark velvet rose at her girdle until it looked rumpled and weary.
Glinda came up a moment later, riding the still vigorous Saw-Horse; and having unwound a slender golden thread from her girdle the Sorceress threw it over the head of the panting and helpless Griffin, and so destroyed the magical power of Mombi’s transformation.
They sat down by a fountain and the magician pulled a cake from his girdle, which he divided between them.
After a moment or two the girl drew a knife from her girdle, and, leaning over Tarzan, cut the bonds from his legs.
Fur and gold were not spared in his garments; and the points of his boots, out-heroding the preposterous fashion of the time, turned up so very far, as to be attached, not to his knees merely, but to his very girdle, and effectually prevented him from putting his foot into the stirrup.
Quotes with GIRDLE (3)
Finer feeling, which we now wish to consider, is chiefly of two kinds: the feeling of the *sublime* and that of the *beautiful*. The stirring of each is pleasant, but in different ways. The sight of a mountain whose snow-covered peak rises above the clouds, the description of a raging storm, or Milton's portrayal of the infernal kingdom, arouse enjoyment but with horror; on the other hand, the sight of flower strewn meadows, valleys with winding brooks and covered with grazin…
While death and darkness girdle me I grope for immortality.
In the shop window you have promptly identified the cover with the title you were looking for. Following this visual trail, you have forced your way through the shop past the thick barricade of Books You Haven't Read, which are frowning at you from the tables and shelves, trying to cow you... And thus you pass the outer girdle of ramparts, but then you are attacked by the infantry of Books That If You Had More Than One Life You Would Certainly Also Read But Unfortunately Your…
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Appears in: Boston Globe, Chicago Tribune, LAT, New Yorker, NYT, Universal, USA TODAY, WP, WSJ.
Used 27 times in crossword archives (1953–2025).