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engirdled

engirdled is the simple past and past participle of engirdle.

Meaning of engirdle

Verb

engirdle (third-person singular simple present engirdles, present participle engirdling, simple past and past participle engirdled)

  1. (transitive) 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

Questions about engirdled

What is engirdled the simple past and past participle of?
Engirdled is the simple past and past participle of engirdle.

Words near engirdled in the dictionary

  1. engins
  2. engird
  3. engirded
  4. engirding
  5. engirdle
  6. engirdled
  7. engirdlement
  8. engirdles
  9. engirdling
  10. engirds
  11. engirt

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