engird

engird
to ingirt

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  • Engird — En*gird , v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Engirded} or {Engirt} (?); p. pr. & vb. n. {Engirding}.] [Pref. en + gird. Cf. {Ingirt}.] To gird; to encompass. Shak. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • engird — index circumscribe (surround by boundary), contain (enclose), embrace (encircle), encompass (surround), include …   Law dictionary

  • engird — [en gʉrd′ l] vt. engirdled, engirdling [en gʉrd′] vt. engirt or engirded, engirding Archaic to encircle; encompass; gird: also engirdle [en gʉrd′ l] vt. engirdled, engirdling …   English World dictionary

  • engird — transitive verb Date: 1566 archaic gird, encompass …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • engird — /en gerrd /, v.t., engirt or engirded, engirding. to encircle; encompass: The equator engirds the earth. [1560 70; EN 1 + GIRD1] * * * …   Universalium

  • engird — (Roget s Thesaurus II) verb Archaic. To encircle with or as if with a band: band1, begird, belt, cincture, compass, encompass, engirdle, gird, girdle, girt, ring.1 See EDGE …   English dictionary for students

  • engird — en·gird || ɪn gɜːd v. encompass, encircle (i.e. with a strap); surround; prepare, equip …   English contemporary dictionary

  • engird — v. a. Surround, environ, gird, begird, encircle, encompass …   New dictionary of synonyms

  • engird — v encircle, circle, surround, encompass, environ, outline, circumscribe, delineate; gird, begird, girdle, belt; circumvent, beset, entrap, trap …   A Note on the Style of the synonym finder

  • engird — en·gird …   English syllables

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