I. ˈgər]t, ˈgə̄], ˈgəi], usu ]d.+V adjective
Etymology: from past participle of gird (I)
1. also gird·ed ]də̇d : bound by a cable — used of a ship moored with such short cables that it strikes against one of them
2. : prepared , ready , geared
is it girt for a supreme test — Christian Science Monitor
girt for speed and action — F.L.Mott
II. verb
( -ed/-ing/-s )
Etymology: partly from Middle English girten, alteration of girden to gird, encircle; partly from girt (III) — more at gird
transitive verb
1. : gird: as
a. : encircle
b. : equip , invest
2. : to fasten by means of a girth
a farmer's saddle had been girted on him — Country Gentleman
3. : to surround with a line or cord to measure the girth : measure the girth of
girt a tree
intransitive verb
: to measure in girth
III. noun
( -s )
Etymology: alteration of girth
1. : girth ; especially : a measure around or across a curved or broken surface (as a molding) ascertained by following its profile
2. : girder: as
a. : a heavy timber framed into the second-floor corner posts as a footing for the roof rafters in housebuilding
b. : a horizontal member running from column to column or from bent to bent of a building frame or a trestle to stiffen the framework and to carry siding material
IV. ˈgirt, ˈgərt\
dialect Britain
variant of great
girt white birds — Llewelyn Powys