Word Meaning

Meaning of girdle

- A griddle.
- That which girds, encircles, or incloses; a circumference; a belt; esp., a belt, sash, or article of dress encircling the body usually at the waist; a cestus.
- The zodiac; also, the equator.
- The line ofgreatest circumference of a brilliant-cut diamond, at which it is grasped by the setting. See Illust. of Brilliant.
- A thin bed or stratum of stone.
- The clitellus of an earthworm.
- To bind with a belt or sash; to gird.
- To inclose; to environ; to shut in.
- To make a cut or gnaw a groove around (a tree, etc.) through the bark and alburnum, thus killing it.

Crossword clue for girdle

- Encircle with a band
- Foundation garment
- Waistbelt
- Woman's elastic corset