engirdle

verb

Etymology

From en- + girdle.

  1. inherited from *gurdilaz — “girdle, belt
  2. inherited from *gurdil
  3. inherited from gyrdel
  4. inherited from girdel
  5. prefixed as engirdle — “en + girdle

Definitions

  1. To encircle as if with a girdle.

    • Still higher, on their left, the elevation called Bulbarrow, or Bealbarrow, well-nigh the highest in South Wessex, swelled into the sky, engirdled by its earthen trenches.

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