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• girdle — [gʉrd′ l] n. [ME girdil < OE gyrdel < base of gyrdan (see GIRD1): akin to Ger gürtel] 1. Archaic a belt or sash for the waist 2. anything that surrounds or encircles ☆ 3. a woman s elasticized undergarment for supporting or molding the… …   English World dictionary

• girdle — [1] ► NOUN 1) a belt or cord worn round the waist. 2) a woman s elasticated corset extending from waist to thigh. ► VERB ▪ encircle with a girdle or belt. ORIGIN Old English, related to GIRD(Cf. ↑gird) and G …   English terms dictionary

• Girdle — This article is about the item of clothing. In the Scots language, girdle refers to a cooking griddle. In malacology a girdle is part of a chiton.The word girdle originally meant a belt. In modern English the term girdle is most commonly used for …   Wikipedia

• girdle — I. noun Etymology: Middle English girdel, from Old English gyrdel; akin to Old High German gurtil girdle, Old English gyrdan to gird Date: before 12th century 1. something that encircles or confines: as a. an article of dress encircling the body… …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• girdle — 1. n. & v. n. 1 a belt or cord worn round the waist. 2 a woman s corset extending from waist to thigh. 3 a thing that surrounds like a girdle. 4 the bony support for a limb (pelvic girdle). 5 the part of a cut gem dividing the crown from the base …   Useful english dictionary

• pantie girdle — woman s girdle with panties …   English contemporary dictionary

• girdle — girdle1 noun 1》 a belt or cord worn round the waist. 2》 a woman s elasticated corset extending from waist to thigh. 3》 the part of a cut gem dividing the crown from the base and embraced by the setting. 4》 a ring made around a tree by removing… …   English new terms dictionary

• pantie girdle — noun or panty girdle : a woman s girdle with a sewed in or detachable crotch made with or without garters and boning * * * pantie girdle 7 [pantie girdle] noun = ↑panty girdle …   Useful english dictionary

• pantie girdle — noun Date: 1941 a woman s girdle having a sewed in or detachable crotch and made with or without garters and bones …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• pantie-girdle — n. a woman s girdle with a crotch shaped like pants …   Useful english dictionary

• Pelvic girdle pain — Pregnancy related Pelvic Girdle Pain (PGP) causes pain, instability and/or dysfunction in any of the three pelvic joints. PGP has a long history of recognition, mentioned by Hippocrates. [Pubic Symphysis Separation. Fetal and Maternal Medicine… …   Wikipedia