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girdle

6 definitions • 2 examples
1
a piece of underwear for women, worn around the waist and bottom, that stretches to shape the body
2
a long strip of cloth worn tied around the waist, especially in the past
3
something that surrounds another thing
4
the ring of bones at the shoulder supporting the arms or at the pelvis supporting the legs:

Examples:

the pectoral/pelvic/shoulder girdle
5
to surround something:

Examples:

a garden girdled by oak trees
6
a piece of elastic underwear worn around the waist and buttocks, esp. in the past by women, to shape the body

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