girt
A horizontal structural member of post and beam architecture, typically attached to…A horizontal structural member of post and beam architecture, typically attached to bridge two or more vertical members such as corner posts.
» Then, girt with guards, within the temple's gate / beneath the centre of the dome she sate.
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1 sensesA horizontal structural member of post and beam architecture, typically attached to bridge two or more vertical members such as corner posts.
Examples
2 sentencesThen, girt with guards, within the temple's gate / beneath the centre of the dome she sate.
Penthesilea's Amazonian train / with moony shields. Bare-breasted, in the van, / girt with a golden zone, the maiden fights with man.
Origin
Alteration of girth (“belt, circumference, brace”).Alteration of girth (“belt, circumference, brace”).
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