Gird

GIRD, GIRD'LE. Girdles are worn in the East by both men and women for binding up the loose, flowing Ancient Girdles. 1, 2, Egyptian. (From Wilkinson and Rosellini.) 3, 4, Assyrian. (From Sculptures in the British Museum.) garments, so as to admit of their moving about freely. The girdles were usually of leather or of linen, and frequently were highly ornamented. Daggers were often carried in the girdle. See Clothes.

GIRD, GIRD'LE. Girdles are worn in the East by both men and women for binding up the loose, flowing Ancient Girdles. 1, 2, Egyptian. (From Wilkinson and Rosellini.) 3, 4, Assyrian. (From Sculptures in the British Museum.) garments, so as to admit of their moving about freely. The girdles were usually of leather or of linen, and frequently were highly ornamented. Daggers were often carried in the girdle. See Clothes.

Part of speech: noun (n.)

1. A stroke with a rod or switch; a severe spasm; a twinge; a pang. Conscience . . . is freed from many fearful girds and twinges which the atheist feels. Tillotson.

2. A cut; a sarcastic remark; a gibe; a sneer. I thank thee for that gird, good Tranio. Shak.

Part of speech: verb (v.)

1. To strike; to smite. [Obs.] To slay him and to girden off his head. Chaucer.

2. To sneer at; to mock; to gibe. Being moved, he will not spare to gird the gods. Shak.

Part of speech: verb (v.)

To gibe; to sneer; to break a scornful jest; to utter severe sarcasms. Men of all sorts take a pride to gird at me. Shak.

Part of speech: verb (v.)

1. To encircle or bind with any flexible band.

2. To make fast, as clothing, by binding with a cord, girdle, bandage, etc.

3. To surround; to encircle, or encompass. That Nyseian isle, Girt with the River Triton. Milton.

4. To clothe; to swathe; to invest. I girded thee about with fine linen. Ezek. xvi. 10. The Son . . . appeared Girt with omnipotence. Milton.

5. To prepare; to make ready; to equip; as, to gird one's self for a contest. Thou hast girded me with strength. Ps. xviii. 39. To gird on, to put on; to fasten around or to one securely, like a girdle; as, to gird on armor or a sword. Let not him that girdeth on his harness boast himself as he that putteth it off. 1 Kings xx. 11. -- To gird up, to bind tightly with a girdle; to support and strengthen, as with a girdle. He girded up his loins, and ran before Ahab. 1 Kings xviii. 46. Gird up the loins of your mind. 1 Pet. i. 13. -- Girt up; prepared or equipped, as for a journey or for work, in allusion to the ancient custom of gathering the long flowing garments into the girdle and tightening it before any exertion; hence, adjectively, eagerly or constantly active; strenuous; striving. "A severer, more girt-up way of living." J. C. Shairp.