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ungirdled en · VERB · etymology 1

Etymology

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Meanings

  1. (form-of, participle, past) simple past and past participle of ungirdle
    form of ungirdle

ungirdled en · ADJ · etymology 2

Etymology

From un- + girdled.

Meanings

  1. (not-comparable) Without a girdle.
    • In a single traveling shot, held an outrageously long time, De Sica simply records the astounding sight of an ungirdled Ms. Loren, playing a Neapolitan pizza-maker, as she walks the length of a crowded street, moving in ways that definitely do not bring marble to mind. 2008 June 10, Dave Kehr, “New DVDs: Deneuve and Loren Still Haunt the Screen”, in New York Times: