girdle

noun

/ˈɡɜː.dl̩/

/ˈɡɝː-/

Definition

› [C] old-fashioned a piece of underwear for women worn around the waist and bottom that stretches to shape the bodyUnderwear › [C] a long strip of cloth worn tied around the waist, especially in the pastUnderwear › [C usually singular] literary something that surrounds another thingEnclosing, surrounding and immersing

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