girdle

1. That which girds, encircles, or encloses; a circumference.

   the girdle of the world

2. A belt or sash at the waist, often used to support stockings or hosiery.

   Hüfthalter

   по́ясpójas, по́яс для чуло́кpójas dlja čulók

3. A garment used to hold the abdomen, hips, buttocks, and/or thighs in a particular shape.

4. The line of greatest circumference of a brilliant-cut diamond, at which it is grasped by the setting.

5. A thin bed or stratum of stone.

6. The clitellum of an earthworm.

7. The removal or inversion of a ring of bark in order to kill or stunt a tree.

1. Are you wearing a girdle?

   deTrägst du ein Korsett?

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2. Tom wore a girdle to make his beer belly seem smaller.

   deTom trug ein Korsett, um seinen Bierbauch kleiner erscheinen zu lassen.

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3. Principles are a girdle that gets tighter and tighter over time.

   deGrundsätze sind ein Korsett, das mit der Zeit immer enger wird.

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4. She wears a girdle.

   deSie trägt einen Gürtel.

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5. So long as you hold fast to my girdle, you will remain unseen by all mankind, though seeing clearly yourself.

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