Found 3 items, similar to Girdling.
English → Indonesian (quick) Definition: girdle korset
English → English (WordNet) Definition: girdle girdle n 1: an encircling or ringlike structure 2: a band of material around the waist that strengthens a skirt or trousers [syn: cincture, sash, waistband, waistcloth] 3: a woman's close-fitting foundation garment [syn: corset, stays] v 1: cut a girdle around so as to kill by interrupting the circulation of water and nutrients; “girdle the plant” [syn: deaden] 2: put a girdle on or around; “gird your loins” [syn: gird]
English → English (gcide) Definition: Girdling Girdle \Gir"dle\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Girdled; p. pr. & vb. n. Girdling.] 1. To bind with a belt or sash; to gird. --Shak. [1913 Webster] 2. To inclose; to environ; to shut in. [1913 Webster] Those sleeping stones, That as a waist doth girdle you about. --Shak. [1913 Webster] 3. To make a cut or gnaw a groove around (a tree, etc.) through the bark and alburnum, thus killing it. [U. S.] [1913 Webster]