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GIRDLE meaning: 1. a piece of underwear for women, worn around the waist and bottom, that stretches to shape the…. Learn more.
10 meanings: 1. a woman's elastic corset covering the waist to the thigh 2. anything that surrounds or encircles 3. a belt or.... Click for more definitions.
Definition of girdle noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
Girdle definition: a lightweight undergarment, worn especially by women, often partly or entirely of elastic or boned, for supporting and giving a slimmer appearance to the abdomen, hips, and buttocks..
A girdle is a form-fitting foundation garment that encircles the lower torso, extending below the hips, and worn often to shape or for support. It may be worn for aesthetic or medical reasons. In sports or medical treatment, a girdle may be worn as a compression garment. This form of women's foundation replaced the corset in popularity, and was ...
girdle in American English. (ˈɡɜːrdl) (verb -dled, -dling) noun. 1. a lightweight undergarment, worn esp. by women, often partly or entirely of elastic or boned, for supporting and giving a slimmer appearance to the abdomen, hips, and buttocks. 2. a belt, cord, sash, or the like, worn about the waist. 3. anything that encircles, confines ...
girdle, a band that encircles or girds the waist either to confine the loose and flowing outer garments so as to allow freedom of movement or to fasten and support the garments of the wearer. Girdle in this sense is now a literary word and may connote a more elaborate item of dress than the term belt, although strictly speaking this is not a ...
