girdle the plant. From Wordnet, Princeton University.
In his girdle were a pair of pistols and a scimitar. From Wordnik.com. [Oriental Encounters Palestine and Syria, 1894-6] Reference
The first lady to use a girdle was the mother of Ishmael. From Wordnik.com. [Ahmadinejad on Israel: 30 quotes..] Reference
The girdle was a gold band, enriched with thirty-nine pink gems. From Wordnik.com. [The Court of the Empress Josephine] Reference
Cingulus mundi, that is, the girdle of the world, or of the earth. From Wordnik.com. [The Principal Navigations, Voyages, Traffiques and Discoveries of the English Nation — Volume 04] Reference
Poyas, or Cingulus mundi, that is, the girdle of the world, or of the earth. From Wordnik.com. [The Principal Navigations, Voyages, Traffiques and Discoveries of the English Nation] Reference
They were called girdle plates in the North of England, and bakestones in Wales and elsewhere. From Wordnik.com. [Chats on Household Curios] Reference
The knot shown in fig. 161 is called the girdle knot; it might be made use of in many other ways. From Wordnik.com. [Embroidery and Tapestry Weaving] Reference
In the girdle was the place of the purse, (Mt 10: 9) and to it the sword and dirk were commonly attached. From Wordnik.com. [Barnes New Testament Notes] Reference
Somers is in a vest, with a hood thrown over the back; his stockings are blue; at his girdle is a black pouch. From Wordnik.com. [Christmas: Its Origin and Associations Together with Its Historical Events and Festive Celebrations During Nineteen Centuries] Reference
The cord over Marcus 'shoulder, of course, was the slave girdle, which is used to adjust the garment on the slave. From Wordnik.com. [Magicians of Gor]
Dumbbell variations potentially hit more of the stabilizer muscles in your shoulder girdle, which is a nice benefit. From Wordnik.com. [The Overhead Press: Bodybuilding's Forgotten Muscle Builder by Chris Colucci] Reference
The cord over Marcusâ ™ shoulder, of course, was the slave girdle, which is used to adjust the garment on the slave. From Wordnik.com. [Magicians of Gor]
And although in diuers places they haue diuers names, yet are they commonly called Cingulus mundi, that is, the girdle of the world. From Wordnik.com. [The Principal Navigations, Voyages, Traffiques and Discoveries of the English Nation — Volume 04] Reference
Hanging from her girdle was a series of embroidered disks depicting a silver comb, a small golden boar, and other images from the myth. From Wordnik.com. [The Laird Who Loved Me] Reference
They're wearing girdles and also underneath the girdle is a little garter sewed under the girdle and that garter rubs the skin sometimes. From Wordnik.com. [Nour Akkad: Mad Men's Janie Bryant Talks About Peggy's New Hair, Her Mod line, and Vintage Shopping (PHOTOS)] Reference
Please change 'girdle' to the correct word 'griddle'. From Wordnik.com. [Girdle Scones (Scones Part 2)] Reference
The cross is embroidered on that part of the girdle which is in front. From Wordnik.com. [The Mysteries of Free Masonry Containing All the Degrees of the Order Conferred in a Master's Lodge] Reference
A girdle, which is to be taken for a restraint or continence from such vices. From Wordnik.com. [Sermons on the Card] Reference
The company decided not to even mention the word "girdle," for fear it would scare men away. From Wordnik.com. [Is a Girdle Just for Men a Stretch?] Reference
He pulled shut the "girdle," the wide elastic band around his middle that would help him exhale. From Wordnik.com. [The Ringworld Engineers]
To avoid that, Smets wears kneepads, a padded vest and the kind of "girdle" worn by referees in hockey. From Wordnik.com. [USATODAY.com] Reference
This portion is called the "girdle," and it is on these "girdle" facets that the scratches are generally made. From Wordnik.com. [The Chemistry, Properties and Tests of Precious Stones] Reference
The 'girdle' used by the Scots for their cooking, is a round, cast-iron flat plate, with a semi-circular handle. From Wordnik.com. [Archive 2006-05-01] Reference
The girdle was a symbol of strength and power (Job 12: 18, 21. From Wordnik.com. [Easton's Bible Dictionary] Reference
In a kind of girdle were three daggers, the handle of one being in the form of the head of a bull. From Wordnik.com. [How to See the British Museum in Four Visits] Reference
They gave us some of the cakes to stay our appetites, just hot from the "girdle," and most delicious they were. From Wordnik.com. [In New Granada Heroes and Patriots] Reference
Large pearls hung in her ears and from her girdle. From Wordnik.com. [The French Immortals Series — Complete] Reference
She squeezed her own agenda from her girdle like toothpaste. From Wordnik.com. [Realistic Three Hole Marilyn Monroe] Reference
She made fine linen, and sold it, and delivered a girdle to the. From Wordnik.com. [The Bible, Douay-Rheims, Book 22: Proverbs The Challoner Revision] Reference
But they said: A hairy man, with a girdle of leather about his loins. From Wordnik.com. [The Bible, Douay-Rheims, Book 12: 4 Kings The Challoner Revision] Reference
Pull the girdle of truth up a notch or two, tie your gospel shoes on tighter. From Wordnik.com. [Adventures in the Land of Canaan] Reference
One of them bought my mother's girdle for a bucket of potatoes. From Wordnik.com. [Reindeer Nights] Reference
And binding it with the girdle, he fitted it to the rational, on which was Doctrine and Truth. From Wordnik.com. [The Bible, Douay-Rheims, Book 03: Leviticus The Challoner Revision] Reference
And John was clothed camel's hair, and a leathern girdle about his loins: and he ate locusts and wild honey. From Wordnik.com. [The Bible, Douay-Rheims, Book 48: Mark The Challoner Revision] Reference
This was a supremely grand time of day, each person rediscovering a manner to en-girdle the challenges of a new day. From Wordnik.com. [The Bridge] Reference
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