Girdlestead
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ˈɡɜː(ɹ)dəlˌstɛd/ · Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Girdlestead is a noun meaning (obsolete) That part of the body where the girdle is worn, i.e. the waist.
Meaning
(obsolete) That part of the body where the girdle is worn, i.e. the waist.
Example Sentences
[T]hey have made me swell above the girdle-stead.
[D]iuide your ſelfe in two halfes, iuſt by the girdleſtead; […]
[T]he Lance his target tooke, / Which could not interrupt the blow, that through it cleerly ſtrooke, / And in his bellies rimme was ſheath’d, beneath his girdle-ſtead; […]
Word Forms
- girdlesteads
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include girdler, girdle, girth, gipser, girderage, girdering.
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