Girth
[gɜːθ] or [ɡɝθ]
Definition
(n.) A band or strap which encircles the body; especially, one by which a saddle is fastened upon the back of a horse.
(n.) The measure round the body, as at the waist or belly; the circumference of anything.
(n.) A small horizontal brace or girder.
(v. t.) To bind as with a girth.
Edited by Albert
Synonyms and Synonymous
n. [1]. Belly-band.[2]. Circumference, distance around.
Typist: Ollie
Synonyms and Antonyms
[See GIRD]
Typist: Ronald
Definition
n. belly-band of a saddle: measure round the waist.—Also Girt.
Edited by Denny
Examples
- Who dares to arrest a Knight of the Temple of Zion, within the girth of his own Preceptory, and in the presence of the Grand Master? Walter Scott. Ivanhoe.
- When full grown the Big Trees are proportionate and symmetrical in girth and height and the beauty of the tree is enhanced by flutings that traverse the bark from the base to the apex. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
- I saw him, while I was detained by the loosening of a girth, struggling with the upward path, seemingly more difficult than any we had yet passed. Mary Shelley. The Last Man.
Checker: Vernon