Seagirt
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech adjective
Quick meaning: Seagirt is an adjective meaning (rare, poetic) Engirdled by the sea, as an island.
Meaning
(rare, poetic) Engirdled by the sea, as an island.
Example Sentences
Under the sea-girt cliffs the shining ship was readied, laden with coats of mail, swords, and gleaming war harness.
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.
Synonyms for seagirt
Depending on context, synonyms include bordered.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include bordered, sealike, seasidey, sedgy, seaweeded, seaweedy.
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