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waist girth

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  • Girth — (g[ e]rth), n. [Icel. gj[ o]r[eth] girdle, or ger[eth] girth; akin to Goth. ga[ i]rda girdle. See {Gird} to girt, and cf. {Girdle}, n.] 1. A band or strap which encircles the body; especially, one by which a saddle is fastened upon the back of a… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • girth — [gʉrth] n. [ME gerth < ON gjörth < base of gyrtha, to encircle, akin to OE gyrdan: see GIRD1] 1. a band put around the belly of a horse or other animal for holding a saddle, pack, etc. 2. the circumference, as of a tree trunk or person s… …   English World dictionary

  • girth — [ gɜrθ ] noun 1. ) count or uncount the distance around something thick and round, for example a tree a ) MAINLY LITERARY the distance around someone s waist, especially someone large 2. ) count a wide belt that you put around the middle of a… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • girth — ► NOUN 1) the measurement around the middle of something, especially a person s waist. 2) a band attached to a saddle and fastened around a horse s belly. ORIGIN Old Norse …   English terms dictionary

  • girth — UK [ɡɜː(r)θ] / US [ɡɜrθ] noun Word forms girth : singular girth plural girths 1) a) [countable/uncountable] the distance round something thick and round, for example a tree b) mainly literary the distance round someone s waist, especially someone …   English dictionary

  • girth — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. outline; circumference, belt, girdle, band. See circumscription. II (Roget s IV) n. 1. [Measurement around the waist] Syn. circumference, distance around, bigness, compass, waist measure, expansion,… …   English dictionary for students

  • waist — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. girth, middle, midriff, loin, waistline; bodice, blouse, shirt, tunic. See clothing. II (Roget s IV) n. 1. [Part of the torso] Syn. waistline, middle, midriff, diaphragm, groin, waistband, waist… …   English dictionary for students

  • waist — [14] Waist is something of a mystery word, but it is generally taken to denote etymologically ‘girth to which one has grown’. It is probably descended from an unrecorded Old English *wæst, which would have gone back to prehistoric Germanic *wakhs …   The Hutchinson dictionary of word origins

  • waist — [14] Waist is something of a mystery word, but it is generally taken to denote etymologically ‘girth to which one has grown’. It is probably descended from an unrecorded Old English *wæst, which would have gone back to prehistoric Germanic *wakhs …   Word origins

  • girth — noun 1》 the measurement around the middle of something, especially a person s waist. 2》 a band attached to a saddle and fastened around a horse s belly. verb archaic surround; encircle. Origin ME: from ON gjỏrth …   English new terms dictionary

  • girth — A linear measure equivalent to a yard or thirty six inches. The circumference of an object or of the waist of a person. A band placed around the body of a horse to hold a saddle or pack upon the back of the animal …   Ballentine's law dictionary

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