ˈgərd( ə )lər; ˈgə̄d( ə )lə(r, ˈgəid- noun
( -s )
Etymology: Middle English girdeler, from girdel girdle + -er
1. : a maker of girdles
2. : one that girdles ; especially : an insect that feeds on bark and gnaws grooves about stems and twigs
ˈgərd( ə )lər; ˈgə̄d( ə )lə(r, ˈgəid- noun
( -s )
Etymology: Middle English girdeler, from girdel girdle + -er
1. : a maker of girdles
2. : one that girdles ; especially : an insect that feeds on bark and gnaws grooves about stems and twigs
Webster's New International English Dictionary. Новый международный словарь английского языка Webster. 2012