a belt or cord worn round the waist

her waist was defined by a gold chain girdle

a woman's elasticated corset extending from waist to thigh

she wears corsets and girdles, tight and uncomfortable

the part of a cut gem dividing the crown from the base and embraced by the setting

a ring made around a tree by removing bark

encircle (the body) with a girdle

the Friar loosened the rope that girdled his waist

cut through the bark all the way round (a tree or branch), typically in order to kill it or to kill a branch to make the tree more fruitful

sometimes the trees were completely girdled and died

a heavy, flat iron plate that is heated and used for cooking food; a griddle