as in belt
a strip of flexible material (as leather) worn around the waist
drew a handkerchief from the girdle around her waist and offered it to the knight as a token of affection
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1
as in to wrap
to encircle or bind with or as if with a belt
trees girdled the campus, essentially hiding it from view wire girdling the bundle of firewood
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as in to circle
to travel completely around
an asteroid belt that girdles the inner planets of the solar system
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as in to surround
to form a circle around
the rings that famously girdle the planet Saturn
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Recent Examples of girdle
Doreen St. Félix, The New Yorker, 19 Oct. 2024
Usually placed on the stone’s girdle (a narrow band at the outer perimeter, dividing upper and lower sections), these have been on offer from grading labs and other providers since the 1980s.
—Tim Barber, WIRED, 27 Nov. 2023
Elisabetta Povoledo, New York Times, 4 Apr. 2024
Trees also can be damaged or girdled by a slack line play set — a set of swings, ladders and other play equipment suspended from a rope that is often tied between two trees.
—Beth Botts, Chicago Tribune, 20 Aug. 2023
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Noun
Not many days after giving birth, Cardi B went to Paris Fashion Week with an extreme waist, thanks to her dutiful wearing of a magnified faja, or girdle.
—Doreen St. Félix, The New Yorker, 19 Oct. 2024
Usually placed on the stone’s girdle (a narrow band at the outer perimeter, dividing upper and lower sections), these have been on offer from grading labs and other providers since the 1980s.
—Tim Barber, WIRED, 27 Nov. 2023
Verb
In 2021, the base was girdled by thick steel cables and wooden planks (picture oversized dental braces), and the dozens of sensors and other monitoring instruments that now pick up even minute shifts.
—Elisabetta Povoledo, New York Times, 4 Apr. 2024
Trees also can be damaged or girdled by a slack line play set — a set of swings, ladders and other play equipment suspended from a rope that is often tied between two trees.
—Beth Botts, Chicago Tribune, 20 Aug. 2023
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Ohio State has another National Championship under its belt, and 22.1M people tuned in to watch the Buckeyes defeat Notre Dame for the title on Monday.—
Katie Campione,
Deadline,
22 Jan. 2025
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Yet, for me, a freelance reporter who often writes about mental health and has two decades of therapy under my belt, the tone seemed different from some other therapists’ websites.—
Ashley Abramson,
Allure,
22 Jan. 2025
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The skull weighed about 777 grams, equating to around 1.7 pounds, and was wrapped in a cream-colored cloth, according to the social media post.—
Jonathan Limehouse,
USA TODAY,
14 Jan. 2025
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His woven serpent wraps around the store’s central atrium from the main floor, with the tree of life sprouting under and rising to the ceiling.—
Rhonda Richford,
WWD,
14 Jan. 2025
Verb
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The topic of an engagement had been circling the couple for more than a year.—
Julia Moore,
People.com,
16 Jan. 2025
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However, with Europe’s elite clubs always after young, ball-playing centre-backs, other sides will soon be circling.—
The Athletic UK Staff,
The Athletic,
10 Jan. 2025
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Catamaran cruises are the most popular way to explore the islands and allow visitors to hike to scenic viewpoints or explore surrounding dive sites.—
Carley Rojas Avila,
Travel + Leisure,
19 Jan. 2025
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The celebrations surrounding Donald Trump’s second inauguration as president were already kicking into high gear before the Jan. 20 event.—
Sloane Brown,
Baltimore Sun,
19 Jan. 2025
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The couple posed for photos as Stockard donned her new Miss America sash and held a bouquet of roses.—
Natasha Dye,
People.com,
7 Jan. 2025
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Her daughter, Blue Ivy, took her mother’s side for the celebratory moment, wearing a Cowboy Carter sash.—
Charisma Madarang,
Rolling Stone,
25 Dec. 2024
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This means that, unlike traditional mobile networks, which depend on cellular towers and terrestrial infrastructure, Starlink uses satellites orbiting the Earth to offer internet directly to users' phones, bypassing the limitations of traditional infrastructure.—
Suhail Syed,
Forbes,
23 Jan. 2025
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The Blue Ghost spacecraft will attempt a lunar landing on Sunday, March 2 after roughly 45 days orbiting both Earth and the moon itself.—
Eric Lagatta,
USA TODAY,
21 Jan. 2025
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The district manager claimed that no Black & Mild cigars had actually been sold because the store’s point-of-sale system would have prevented a store clerk from ringing the product through the cash register.—
Rick Sobey,
Boston Herald,
15 Jan. 2025
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The digital ribbon boards that ringed the inside of the stadium also were in Rams colors, and the Rams brought their DJ, rock guitarist and mariachi band.—
Gary Klein,
Los Angeles Times,
14 Jan. 2025
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Curbed shapes in gleaming steel and mirror repeat everywhere, and a white, spiral staircase unfurls like a giant silk ribbon, leading visitors up to a vast ready-to-wear salon set up like some futuristic living room.—
Miles Socha,
WWD,
21 Jan. 2025
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Over 900 people, most acting in unofficial capacities, were awarded medals or ribbons for their efforts in just the marine response after the World Trade Center attack.—
James Kendra,
The Conversation,
20 Jan. 2025
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