What does seagirt mean?
Seagirt means (rare, poetic) Engirdled by the sea, as an island..
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Pronunciation varies by accent · adjective
(rare, poetic) Engirdled by the sea, as an island..
See Borneo's sea-girt shore where ever flow / the perfumed liquor's thick and curded gouts, / the tears of forest-trees men "Camphor" clepe, / wherefore that Island crop of Fame shall reap.
Under the sea-girt cliffs the shining ship was readied, laden with coats of mail, swords, and gleaming war harness.
Use seagirt when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Seagirt means (rare, poetic) Engirdled by the sea, as an island..
Common synonyms include bordered.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
See Borneo's sea-girt shore where ever flow / the perfumed liquor's thick and curded gouts, / the tears of forest-trees men "Camphor" clepe, / wherefore that Island crop of Fame shall reap.
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