~ 1
■ noun
1》 a belt or cord worn round the waist.
2》 a woman's elasticated corset extending from waist to thigh.
3》 the part of a cut gem dividing the crown from the base and embraced by the setting.
4》 a ring made around a tree by removing bark.
■ verb
1》 encircle with a ~ or belt.
↘surround; encircle.
2》 kill (a tree or branch) by cutting through the bark all the way round.
Derivatives
~r noun
Origin
OE gyrdel , of Gmc origin; related to gird 1 and girth .
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~ 2
■ noun Scottish and northern English term for griddle (in sense 1).