1. a belt or cord worn around the waist
2. an undergarment worn by women to shape the waist and hips
Usage: dated
3. something that encircles or surrounds

1. to encircle or surround with or as if with a belt

Examples

• She tied a leather girdle around her medieval costume.
• The old trunk contained vintage girdles from the 1950s.
• A girdle of mountains surrounded the valley.
• Trees girdled the small pond in the park.
• The knight’s sword hung from his girdle.
• The city was girdled by a ring of suburbs.
• Her grandmother’s girdle was stored in the attic.