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seagirt

adj

Etymology

From sea + girt.

  1. inherited from girten
  2. compounded as seagirt — “sea + girt”

Definitions

  1. Engirdled by the sea, as an island.

    • See Borneo's sea-girt shore where ever flow / the perfumed liquor's thick and curded gouts, / the tears of forest-trees men "Camphor" clepe, / wherefore that Island crop of Fame shall reap.
    • Under the sea-girt cliffs the shining ship was readied, laden with coats of mail, swords, and gleaming war harness.

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA