GIRT


Meaning of GIRT in English

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

Webster's New International English Dictionary.      Новый международный словарь английского языка Webster.