- Engirding
- Engird En*gird", v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Engirded} or {Engirt} (?); p. pr. & vb. n. {Engirding}.] [Pref. en- + gird. Cf. {Ingirt}.] To gird; to encompass. --Shak. [1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.
Engirding
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engirding — en·gird || ɪn gÉœËd v. encompass, encircle (i.e. with a strap); surround; prepare, equip … English contemporary dictionary
Like-engirding — refers to the zodiac signs that share a ruler in traditional Babylonian astrology. Though like engirding signs form negative aspects to each other, they tend to be able to understand each other fairly well and can marginalize their… … Wikipedia
Engird — En*gird , v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Engirded} or {Engirt} (?); p. pr. & vb. n. {Engirding}.] [Pref. en + gird. Cf. {Ingirt}.] To gird; to encompass. Shak. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Engirded — Engird En*gird , v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Engirded} or {Engirt} (?); p. pr. & vb. n. {Engirding}.] [Pref. en + gird. Cf. {Ingirt}.] To gird; to encompass. Shak. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Engirt — Engird En*gird , v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Engirded} or {Engirt} (?); p. pr. & vb. n. {Engirding}.] [Pref. en + gird. Cf. {Ingirt}.] To gird; to encompass. Shak. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
engird — /en gerrd /, v.t., engirt or engirded, engirding. to encircle; encompass: The equator engirds the earth. [1560 70; EN 1 + GIRD1] * * * … Universalium
circumjacent — adj surrounding, circumscribing, circumscriptive, encircling, lying around, outlying, out linear, peripheral, perimetric, circumferential; ambient, circumambient, encompassing, enveloping, enclosing, environing, circumfluent; enfolding, girding,… … A Note on the Style of the synonym finder
close — v 1. shut, close up, close off, seal, seal off, obturate; lock, padlock, bolt, latch; fix, fasten, secure, Scot. steek. 2. stop, clog, choke, jam, congest; block, obstruct, bar, occlude, barricade, blockade, stand in the way; impede, hinder,… … A Note on the Style of the synonym finder
engird — /ɛnˈgɜd/ (say en gerd), /ən / (say uhn ) verb (t) (engirt or engirded, engirding) to encircle; encompass. {en 1 + gird1} …
engird — [en gʉrd′ l] vt. engirdled, engirdling [en gʉrd′] vt. engirt or engirded, engirding Archaic to encircle; encompass; gird: also engirdle [en gʉrd′ l] vt. engirdled, engirdling … English World dictionary
