girth en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /ɡɝθ/ (US)
- (Southern-England) audio
- /ɡɜːθ/ (Received-Pronunciation)
- [ɡɚθ] (US)
Etymology
From Middle English girth, gerth, gyrth, from Old Norse gjǫrð, from Proto-Germanic *gerdō, from Proto-Indo-European *gʰerdʰ- (“to encircle, enclose; belt”). Cognate with Gothic 𐌲𐌰𐌹𐍂𐌳𐌰 (gairda), Icelandic gjörð. Also related to German Gurt, English gird, Albanian ngërthej (“to tie, bind, fasten”).
Meanings
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(countable, uncountable) A band passed under the belly of an animal, which holds a saddle or a harness saddle in place.
He was standing on the offside of his horse, holding up the flap of his saddle, with the surcingle loosened, and was pointing to the girths. Close to their attachment to the saddle they had been almost cut through with a knife.
1929, Baldwyn Dyke Acland, chapter 8, in Filibuster:
- (countable, uncountable) The part of an animal around which the girth fits.
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(countable, informal, uncountable) One's waistline circumference, most often a large one.
He's a lusty, jolly fellow, that lives well, at least three yards in the girth.
1716 March 15 (Gregorian calendar), Joseph Addison, “The Free-holder: No. 22. Sunday, March 5. [1716.]”, in The Works of the Right Honourable Joseph Addison, Esq; […], volume IV, London: […] Jacob Tonson, […], published 1721, →OCLC:
- (countable, uncountable) A small horizontal brace or girder.
- (countable, uncountable) The distance measured around an object; the circumference.
- (countable, uncountable) The length of the shortest cycle in a graph.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| girths | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Deriveds
girthly · breast-girth · breast girth · girth strap · girthy · digirth · girth-galled · girthless · ungirth · girthful · girthline · girthsome · breastgirth · girthen
Synonyms
Translations (72)
cs podbřišník (band or strap passed under an animal to hold a saddle in place) · uk попру́га (band or strap passed under an animal to hold a saddle in place) · sq nënbishte (band or strap passed under an animal to hold a saddle in place) · no omkrets (the distance measured around an object) · bg обиколка (the distance measured around an object) · az örkən (band or strap passed under an animal to hold a saddle in place) · pt cintura (graph theory) · it cinghia (band or strap passed under an animal to hold a saddle in place) · mk обем (the distance measured around an object) · gl atafal (band or strap passed under an animal to hold a saddle in place) · cs podpěnka (band or strap passed under an animal to hold a saddle in place) · ka სატე (band or strap passed under an animal to hold a saddle in place) · de Umfang (the distance measured around an object) · it calibro (graph theory) · mi kati (band or strap passed under an animal to hold a saddle in place) · io gurto (band or strap passed under an animal to hold a saddle in place) · pl obwód (the distance measured around an object) · pl popręg (band or strap passed under an animal to hold a saddle in place) · de Sattelgurt (band or strap passed under an animal to hold a saddle in place) · fr maille (graph theory) · fr sangle (band or strap passed under an animal to hold a saddle in place) · tl paniyan (band or strap passed under an animal to hold a saddle in place) · bg подпора (small horizontal brace or girder) · sv omkrets (the distance measured around an object) · cs obvod (the distance measured around an object) · ka გარშემორტყმა (the distance measured around an object) · nl singel (band or strap passed under an animal to hold a saddle in place) · fr circonférence (the distance measured around an object) · zza gılonc (diq) (band or strap passed under an animal to hold a saddle in place) · uk окру́жність (the distance measured around an object) · alt колоҥ (band or strap passed under an animal to hold a saddle in place) · gl cintura (graph theory) · sv sadelgjord (band or strap passed under an animal to hold a saddle in place) · alt колоҥы (band or strap passed under an animal to hold a saddle in place) · hu kerület (the distance measured around an object) · gl cincha (band or strap passed under an animal to hold a saddle in place) · ru подпру́га (band or strap passed under an animal to hold a saddle in place) · ru обхва́т (the distance measured around an object) · fi satulavyö (band or strap passed under an animal to hold a saddle in place) · it sottopancia (band or strap passed under an animal to hold a saddle in place) · sq vithatore (band or strap passed under an animal to hold a saddle in place) · is söðulgjörð (band or strap passed under an animal to hold a saddle in place) · sq praqe (band or strap passed under an animal to hold a saddle in place) · pt circunferência (the distance measured around an object) · ca cingla (band or strap passed under an animal to hold a saddle in place) · pt cilha (band or strap passed under an animal to hold a saddle in place) · nl omtrek (the distance measured around an object) · sv omfång (the distance measured around an object) · fi ympärysmitta (the distance measured around an object) · hu körfogat (the distance measured around an object) · sv gjord (band or strap passed under an animal to hold a saddle in place) · ca circumferència (the distance measured around an object) · tl satiyan (band or strap passed under an animal to hold a saddle in place) · bg подпру́га (band or strap passed under an animal to hold a saddle in place) · nl omvang (the distance measured around an object) · izh selkänahka (band or strap passed under an animal to hold a saddle in place) · ota قولاك (band or strap passed under an animal to hold a saddle in place) · sq stragalë (band or strap passed under an animal to hold a saddle in place) · gl cenlla (band or strap passed under an animal to hold a saddle in place) · es cintura (graph theory) · no salgjord (band or strap passed under an animal to hold a saddle in place) · sq qingël (band or strap passed under an animal to hold a saddle in place) · tr kolan (band or strap passed under an animal to hold a saddle in place) · ka გარშემოხვევა (the distance measured around an object) · is gjörð (band or strap passed under an animal to hold a saddle in place) · it circonferenza (the distance measured around an object) · fr tour (the distance measured around an object) · he היקף (the distance measured around an object) · es cincha (band or strap passed under an animal to hold a saddle in place) · az kəfə (band or strap passed under an animal to hold a saddle in place) · enm gerth (band or strap passed under an animal to hold a saddle in place) · sq palldëm (band or strap passed under an animal to hold a saddle in place)