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engirdle

verb as in encircle

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Its primary component, an elastic loop, is designed to engirdle a modest stack of credit cards.

Engirdle, en-gėrd′l, Engirt, en-gėrt′, v.t. to surround, as with a girdle: to encircle.

A considerable portion of the abbey buildings that engirdle the summit of the rocky islet of Mont St. Michel belong to the Norman period, although much of the work is Gothic.

I feel certain that Franco and Hathaway will not be saying anything like, "Let the tiara of joy circle your brow, and the elastic pantyhose of festivity engirdle your most intimate parts."

The columns of the palace reach up to heaven, but no walls engirdle them, only curtains green, white, and blue,—whilst the warm sweet breeze blows always thither from green prairies.”

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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