noun. The act of encircling or encompassing.

noun. undefined

noun. Something that encircles or surrounds.

noun. A belt or sash, especially one worn with an ecclesiastical vestment or the habit of a monk or nun.

transitive verb. To gird; encompass.

noun. A belt, girdle, or band worn round the body or round a part of it.

noun. Specifically The girdle used to confine a clergyman's cassock, usually of the color of the cassock and made of silk or serge.

noun. Hence Something resembling a belt or girdle.

noun. That which encompasses or incloses; inclosure; barrier; circuit; fence.

noun. In architecture, a raised ring or a list around a column.

noun. A belt, a girdle, or something worn round the body, -- as by an ecclesiastic for confining the alb.

noun. That which encompasses or incloses; an inclosure.

noun. The fillet, listel, or band next to the apophyge at the extremity of the shaft of a column.

noun. An enclosure, or the act of enclosing, encircling or encompassing

noun. A girdle or belt, especially as part of a vestment

noun. The fillet, listel, or band next to the apophyge at the extremity of the shaft of a column.

verb. to girdle, circle, or surround

noun. a band of material around the waist that strengthens a skirt or trousers