girdle
Example Sentences
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The sword belt from 1937, also known as the Coronation Girdle, is made of embroidered cloth of gold and has a gold buckle stamped with national emblems.
From BBC • May 1, 2023
Sunday starting at noon, Caramoor Jazz Festival, 149 Girdle Ridge Road, Katonah, N.Y., 914-232-1252, caramoor.org; $15 to $65; some performances are sold out.
From New York Times • Jul. 24, 2014
Figure 11.22 Muscles That Position the Pectoral Girdle The muscles that stabilize the pectoral girdle make it a steady base on which other muscles can move the arm.
From Textbooks • Jun. 19, 2013
Mariam Ma, who created the Canadian-based online warehouse Mens Girdle Store last year, says the things are selling not just to lumpy 40-somethings but to slim young dudes who want a perfect silhouette.
From Washington Post • Aug. 19, 2010
Girdle: such an ugly word, a word as gross as what it does.
From "I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter" by Erika L. Sánchez
Vocabulary lists containing girdle
"Dover Beach" by Matthew Arnold
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"For the Union Dead" by Robert Lowell
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