engirdling

Variant of engird

engird definition

en·gird (en gʉrd′)

transitive verb engirt -·girt′ or engirded -·gird′ed, engirding -·gird′·ing

Archaic to encircle; encompass; gird
also engirdle en·gir′·dle (-'l)

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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