Girdle
WordNet
noun
(1) A woman's close-fitting foundation garment
(2) A band of material around the waist that strengthens a skirt or trousers
(3) An encircling or ringlike structure
verb
(4) Put a girdle on or around
"Gird your loins"
(5) Cut a girdle around so as to kill by interrupting the circulation of water and nutrients
"Girdle the plant"
WiktionaryText
Noun
- That which girds, encircles, or encloses; a circumference
- A belt; especially, a belt, sash, or article of dress encircling the body usually at the waist, often used to support stockings or hosiery.
- The zodiac; also, the equator.
- The line of greatest circumference of a brilliant-cut diamond, at which it is grasped by the setting.
- A thin bed or stratum of stone.
- The clitellus of an earthworm.