engirdle
engirdle verb: to encircle as if with a girdle.
Verb
engirdle (third-person singular simple present engirdles, present participle engirdling, simple past and past participle engirdled)
- To encircle as if with a girdle.
- Still higher, on their left, the elevation called Bulbarrow, or Bealbarrow, well-nigh the highest in South Wessex, swelled into the sky, engirdled by its earthen trenches.1891, Thomas Hardy, Tess of the d'Urbervilles, volume 1, London: James R. Osgood, McIlvaine and Co., page 51
- Synonyms:
- engird
Synonyms of engirdle
Forms of engirdle
| third-person singular present | engirdles |
|---|---|
| present participle | engirdling |
| past participle | engirdled |
| past | engirdled |
Origin of engirdle
From en- + girdle.
Questions about engirdle
- What does engirdle mean?
- Engirdle means to encircle as if with a girdle.
- What part of speech is engirdle?
- Engirdle is a verb.
- What is the past tense of engirdle?
- The past tense of engirdle is engirdled.
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