I. gir ‧ dle 1 /ˈɡɜːdl $ ˈɡɜːr-/ BrE AmE noun [countable]
[ Language: Old English ; Origin: gyrdel ]
a piece of women’s underwear which fits tightly around her stomach, bottom, and ↑ hip s and makes her look thinner
II. girdle 2 BrE AmE verb [transitive] literary
to surround something:
the formal garden that girdled the house