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a simple past tense and past participle of gird1.
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verb (used with object)
gird1 (def. 1).
noun
1.
Carpentry.
a.
a timber or plate connecting the corner posts of an exterior wooden frame, as a braced frame, at a floor above the ground floor.
b.
a heavy beam, as for supporting the ends of rafters.
2.
Printing. (in certain hand presses) one of a pair of leather straps having one end fastened to the bed and the other to the rounce, for drawing the bed under the platen.
verb (used with object), gird·ed or girt, gird·ing.
1.
to encircle or bind with a belt or band.
2.
to surround; enclose; hem in.
3.
to prepare (oneself) for action: He girded himself for the trial ahead.
4.
to provide, equip, or invest, as with power or strength.
Origin:
before 950; Middle English girden, Old English gyrdan; cognate with German gürten
before 950; Middle English girden, Old English gyrdan; cognate with German gürten
Related forms
gird·ing·ly, adverb
Synonyms
3. brace, steel, fortify, strengthen.
3. brace, steel, fortify, strengthen.
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| girt1 (ɡɜːt) | |
| —vb | |
| 1. | a past tense and past participle of gird |
| —adj | |
| 2. | nautical moored securely to prevent swinging |
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Word Origin & History
gird
O.E. gyrdan "put a belt or girdle around," from P.Gmc. *gurthjanan (cf. O.N. gyrða, O.Fris. gerda, O.H.G. gurtan, Ger. Gürten). Related to O.E. geard "hedge, enclosure" (see yard (1)). Girder "main beam that carries flooring" is first attested 1611.
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