OXFORD 9000
📚 noun • entry_id 14390

girdle

/ˈɡɝdl̩/
Meanings (ES + gloss)
faja
A belt or sash at the waist, often used to support stockings or hosiery.
And the seven angels came out of the temple, having the seven plagues, clothed in pure and white linen, and having their breasts girded with golden girdles
O Queen, most exalted of Persia's deep-girdled women, venerable mother of Xerxes, wife of Darius, all hail!
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