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girdles

girdles is the plural of girdle.

girdles is the third-person singular simple present indicative of girdle.

Meaning of girdle

Noun

girdle (plural girdles)

  1. That which girds, encircles, or encloses; a circumference.
    • the girdle of the world
  2. A belt or sash at the waist, often used to support stockings or hosiery.
    • And the seven angels came out of the temple, having the seven plagues, clothed in pure and white linen, and having their breasts girded with golden girdles1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), London: […] Robert Barker, […], →OCLC, Revelation 15:6
  3. A garment used to hold the abdomen, hips, buttocks, and/or thighs in a particular shape.
  4. The line of greatest circumference of a brilliant-cut diamond, at which it is grasped by the setting.
  5. A thin bed or stratum of stone.
  6. The clitellum of an earthworm.

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Questions about girdles

What is girdles the plural of?
Girdles is the plural of girdle.

Words near girdles in the dictionary

  1. girdlecakes
  2. girdled
  3. girdlelike
  4. girdler
  5. girdlers
  6. girdles
  7. girdlestead
  8. girdlesteads
  9. girdling
  10. Girdner
  11. Girdners

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