Girt
[ɡɜːt]
Definition
(imp. & p. p.) of Gird
(-) imp. & p. p. of Gird.
(v.) To gird; to encircle; to invest by means of a girdle; to measure the girth of; as, to girt a tree.
(a.) Bound by a cable; -- used of a vessel so moored by two anchors that she swings against one of the cables by force of the current or tide.
(n.) Same as Girth.
Edited by Lester
Synonyms and Synonymous
n. [1]. Belly-band.
v. a. Environ, encompass, GIRD.
Inputed by Clinton
Definition
v.t. to gird.—pa.p. of a ship moored so taut by her cables to two oppositely placed anchors as to be prevented from swinging to the wind or tide.
Inputed by Cole
Examples
- He had a blue cloak, and was always girt with his sword, hilt and belt being of gold and silver. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- And the difference seemed symbolic; the mother's life had been as closely girt as her figure. Edith Wharton. The Age of Innocence.
- He has learned that way of girding at us in France, I suppose. Wilkie Collins. The Moonstone.
- He had a blue cloak, and was always girt with his sword, hilt and belt being of gold and silver. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- And the difference seemed symbolic; the mother's life had been as closely girt as her figure. Edith Wharton. The Age of Innocence.
Inputed by Bobbie