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BEGIRDLE
Etymology
Verb
begirdle (third-person singular simple present begirdles, present participle begirdling, simple past and past participle begirdled)
To encircle or surround, as with a girdle.
Anagrams
• gerbiled
Source: Wiktionary
Be*gir"dle, v. t.
Definition: To surround as with a girdle.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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ANALYSIS
(noun) the use of closed-class words instead of inflections: e.g., ‘the father of the bride’ instead of ‘the bride’s father’
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