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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