2. A maker of girdles.
[1913 Webster]
3. (Zo["o]l.) An American longicorn beetle ({Oncideres cingulatus}) which lays its eggs in the twigs of the hickory, and then girdles each branch by gnawing a groove around it, thus killing it to provide suitable food for the larv[ae]. [1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.
girdler — [gʉrd′lər] n. 1. a person who makes girdles 2. a person or thing that girdles, or encircles ☆ 3. any insect that cuts girdles in trees, esp. an American beetle (Oncideres cingulata) that lays its eggs in holes bored into twigs … English World dictionary
girdler — /gerrd leuhr/, n. 1. a person or thing that girdles. 2. any of several insects, as a beetle, Oncideres cingulata (twig girdler), that cut a groove around the bark of a twig, stem, etc. 3. a person who makes girdles. [1325 75; ME; see GIRDLE, ER1] … Universalium
Girdler — This interesting name is medieval and job descriptive for somebody skilled in ironwork, one who produced the steel and leather belts associated with armour. William Shakespeare in Henry VI refers to the noble Knight Talbot who is now girdled with … Surnames reference
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girdler — noun Any of several insects that remove rings of bark for nest material … Wiktionary
girdler — gir·dler … English syllables
girdler — gir•dler [[t]ˈgɜrd lər[/t]] n. 1) a person or thing that girdles 2) ent any of several insects, as a beetle, Oncideres cingulata, that cut a groove around the bark of a stem, etc 3) a person who makes girdles • Etymology: 1325–75 … From formal English to slang
girdler — ˈgərd(ə)lər; ˈgə̄d(ə)lə(r, ˈgəid noun ( s) Etymology: Middle English girdeler, from girdel girdle + er 1. : a maker of girdles 2 … Useful english dictionary
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