engirdle

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engirdle

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From en- + girdle.

verb engirdles · engirdling · engirdled

transitive To encircle as if with a girdle. Still higher, on their left, the elevation called Bulbarrow, or Bealbarrow, well-nigh the highest in South Wessex, swelled into the sky, engirdled by its earthen trenches.
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@misc{engirdle_2026,
  title = {engirdle},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/engirdle},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}