Girded
51Snaky — Snak y, a. 1. Of or pertaining to a snake or snakes; resembling a snake; serpentine; winding. [1913 Webster] The red light playing upon its gilt and carving gave it an appearance of snaky life. L. Wallace. [1913 Webster] 2. Sly; cunning;… …
52Succinct — Suc*cinct , a. [L. succinctus, p. p. of succingere to gird below or from below, to tuck up; sub + cingere to gird. Cf. {Cincture}.] 1. Girded or tucked up; bound; drawn tightly together. [1913 Webster] His habit fit for speed succinct. Milton.… …
53Succinctly — Succinct Suc*cinct , a. [L. succinctus, p. p. of succingere to gird below or from below, to tuck up; sub + cingere to gird. Cf. {Cincture}.] 1. Girded or tucked up; bound; drawn tightly together. [1913 Webster] His habit fit for speed succinct.… …
54Succinctness — Succinct Suc*cinct , a. [L. succinctus, p. p. of succingere to gird below or from below, to tuck up; sub + cingere to gird. Cf. {Cincture}.] 1. Girded or tucked up; bound; drawn tightly together. [1913 Webster] His habit fit for speed succinct.… …
55Sworded — Sword ed, a. [Cf. AS. geswurdod.] Girded with a sword. Milton. [1913 Webster] …
56To have under the girdle — Girdle Gir dle, n. [OE. gurdel, girdel, AS. gyrdel, fr. gyrdan; akin to D. gordel, G. g[ u]rtel, Icel. gyr?ill. See {Gird}, v. t., to encircle, and cf. {Girth}, n.] [1913 Webster] 1. That which girds, encircles, or incloses; a circumference; a… …
57Wampum — Wam pum, n. [North American Indian wampum, wompam, from the Mass. w[ o]mpi, Del. w[=a]pe, white.] Beads made of shells, used by the North American Indians as money, and also wrought into belts, etc., as an ornament. [1913 Webster] Round his waist …
58begird — transitive verb (begirt; also girded; girding) Date: before 12th century 1. gird 1a 2. surround, encompass …
59succinct — adjective Etymology: Middle English, from Latin succinctus having one s clothes gathered up by a belt, tightly wrapped, concise, from sub + cinctus, past participle of cingere to gird more at cincture Date: 15th century 1. archaic a. being girded …
60gird — I. verb (girded or girt; girding) Etymology: Middle English, from Old English gyrdan; akin to Old English geard yard more at yard Date: before 12th century transitive verb 1. a. to encircle or bind with a flexible band (as a belt) b …
