Gird

gerd, v. t. [girded or girt; girding.] To ciicle with any flexible band; to make fast, as ing, by binding with a cord, bandage, etc.; to round, dre , invest. — Gird'er, w.. (Arch.) Amain beam in a wall, floor, etc., to support a structure weight, or to bind others together. (Enain.) simple or compound beam supported at both ends.— Girdle, -1, n. That which girds or encircles; band encircling the bodv and binding together clothing.— v. t. [girdled (-did), -ling.] To with a belt or sash, gird; to inclose, environ; to a circular incision through (the bark and alburnum of a tree), to kill it. — Girt, gert, v. t. To gird, round.—Girt, Girth, gerth, n. A band encircling the body; esp. one by which a saddle is fastened upon a horse's back; the measure round the the circumference of anything.