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engirdlement

engirdlement noun: the act of surrounding, enclosing, or encircling something; the act of engirdling.

Noun

engirdlement (uncountable)

  1. The act of surrounding, enclosing, or encircling something; the act of engirdling.
    • "Eudemus tells us in his History of Astronomy, that Oinopides first discovered the engirdlement of the zodiac."1953, B. L. van der Waerden, “History of the Zodiac”, in Archiv für Orientforschung, volume 16, page 225

Origin of engirdlement

From engirdle + -ment.

Questions about engirdlement

What does engirdlement mean?
Engirdlement means the act of surrounding, enclosing, or encircling something; the act of engirdling.
What part of speech is engirdlement?
Engirdlement is a noun.

Words near engirdlement in the dictionary

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

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