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Past tense for to surround or form a circle around
“We girdle the land with iron roads and lace the air with telegraph wires.”
Past tense for to encircle with, or as if with, a belt
“Besides the diving gear, there was a scarlet cummerbund to girdle his waist for dress-up.”
Past tense for to move or travel completely around (something)
“We girdle the world with our ships. We feed it with our commerce and enrich it with our gold and silver.”
Past tense for to cover or enclose in cloth or soft material
Past tense for to set, or to serve as, a limit to
Delimited or surrounded, e.g. by a border of sorts
Marked in an outline or border
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