to gird (about)
1Gird — (g[ e]rd), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Girt}or {Girded}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Girding}.] [OE. girden, gurden, AS. gyrdan; akin to OS. gurdian, D. gorden, OHG. gurten, G. g[ u]rten, Icel. gyr[eth]a, Sw. gjorda, Dan. giorde, Goth. biga[ i]rdan to begird, and… …
2gird — 1. verb /ɡəːd,ɡɚd/ a) To bind with a flexible rope or cord. The fasces were girt about with twine in bundles large. b) To encircle with, or as if with a belt …
3be|gird — «bih GURD», transitive verb, girt or gird|ed, gird|ing. 1. to bind with a band; gird about. 2. to enclose; encompass. ╂[Old English begyrdan] …
4To gird on — Gird Gird (g[ e]rd), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Girt}or {Girded}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Girding}.] [OE. girden, gurden, AS. gyrdan; akin to OS. gurdian, D. gorden, OHG. gurten, G. g[ u]rten, Icel. gyr[eth]a, Sw. gjorda, Dan. giorde, Goth. biga[ i]rdan to… …
5To gird up — Gird Gird (g[ e]rd), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Girt}or {Girded}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Girding}.] [OE. girden, gurden, AS. gyrdan; akin to OS. gurdian, D. gorden, OHG. gurten, G. g[ u]rten, Icel. gyr[eth]a, Sw. gjorda, Dan. giorde, Goth. biga[ i]rdan to… …
6begird — be•gird [[t]bɪˈgɜrd[/t]] v. t. girt gird•ed, gird•ing. to gird about; encompass; surround • Etymology: bef. 900 …
7body of the place — Enceinte En ceinte , n. [F., fr. enceindre to gird about, surround, L. incingere; in (intens). + cingere to gird. See {Cincture}.] 1. (Fort.) The line of works which forms the main inclosure of a fortress or place; called also {body of the place} …
8Enceinte — En ceinte , n. [F., fr. enceindre to gird about, surround, L. incingere; in (intens). + cingere to gird. See {Cincture}.] 1. (Fort.) The line of works which forms the main inclosure of a fortress or place; called also {body of the place}. [1913… …
9Precinct — Pre cinct (?; 277), n. [LL. praecinctum, fr. L. praecingere, praecinctum, to gird about, to encompass; prae before + cingere to gird, surround. See {Pre }, and {Cincture}.] 1. The limit or exterior line encompassing a place; a boundary; a… …
10enceinte — enceinte1 [en sant′; ] Fr [ än sant′] n. [Fr < pp. of enceindre < L incingere, to gird about < in, in + cingere, to surround] 1. the line of works enclosing a fortified place 2. the space so enclosed enceinte2 [än sant′; ] E [ en sant′]… …
