GIRDLE MEANING IN FRENCH

Definition & Synonyms

• Girdle

1. (n.) The line ofgreatest circumference of a brilliant-cut diamond, at which it is grasped by the setting. See Illust. of Brilliant.
2. (n.) The zodiac; also, the equator.
3. (v. t.) To inclose; to environ; to shut in.
4. (n.) A griddle.
5. (n.) A thin bed or stratum of stone.
6. (n.) The clitellus of an earthworm.
7. (v. t.) To make a cut or gnaw a groove around (a tree, etc.) through the bark and alburnum, thus killing it.
8. (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.
9. (v. t.) To bind with a belt or sash; to gird.