English

Etymology
Old English gyrdel

Pronunciation
Rhymes: Rhymes:English:-��(r)d�l|-��(r)d�l

Noun
en-noun

1. That which girds, encircles, or encloses; a circumference
2. A belt; especially, a belt, sash, or article of dress encircling the body usually at the waist, often used to support stockings or hosiery.
3. The zodiac; also, the equator.
4. The line of greatest circumference of a w:Diamond cut|brilliant-cut diamond, at which it is grasped by the setting.
5. A thin bed or stratum of stone.
6. The clitellus of an earthworm.
7. A griddle.

Translations
trans-top|That which girds, encircles, or encloses; a circumference
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trans-top|A belt; especially, a belt, sash, or article of dress encircling the body usually at the waist, often used to support stockings or hosiery
trans-mid
Kurdish: KUchar|ک�����رب���د
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trans-top|he zodiac; also, the equator
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trans-top|he line of greatest circumference of a brilliant-cut diamond, at which it is grasped by the setting
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trans-top|A thin bed or stratum of stone
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trans-top|The clitellus of an earthworm
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trans-top|A griddle
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ttbc|Hebrew: he-translation|����|meizi'ach (Biblical)

Verb
en-verb|girdl|ing

1. transitive To gird, encircle, or constrain by such means.
2. transitive To kill or stunt a tree by removing or inverting a ring of bark.

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Category:English verbs

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