girdling Definition

girdle¹
noun

1. A woman's close-fitting elasticated undergarment that covers the area from waist to thigh.
2. old use
A belt or cord worn round the waist.
Thesaurus: corset, belt, sash, cummerbund, waistband, cincture.
3. A surrounding part, especially such a part of the body.

Example: pelvic girdle

verb girdled, girdling

1. To put a girdle on someone or something.
2. literary
To surround something.
Thesaurus: surround, encircle, hem, ring, bind, enclose, encompass, environ, circumscribe.

Etymology: Anglo-Saxon gyrdel, from gird.