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Girding

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gird 1  (gûrd)
v. gird·ed or girt (gûrt), gird·ing, girds
v.tr.
1.
a. To encircle with a belt or band.
b. To fasten or secure (clothing, for example) with a belt or band.
c. To surround. See Synonyms at surround.
2. To equip or endow.
3. To prepare (oneself) for action.
v.intr.
To prepare for action: "Men still spoke of peace but girded more sternly for war" (W. Bruce Lincoln).
Idiom:
gird (up) (one's) loins
To summon up one's inner resources in preparation for action.
[Middle English girden, from Old English gyrdan; see gher-1 in Indo-European roots.]
gird 2  (gûrd)
intr. & tr.v. gird·ed, gird·ing, girds
To jeer or jeer at.
n.
A sarcastic remark.
[Middle English girden, to strike.]


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On girding him with the sword the worthy lady said to him, "May God make your worship a very fortunate knight, and grant you success in battle.
Don Quixote by Cervantes, Miguel View in context
He ignored the chuckling, grinning, girding black boys, who, but for the fact that he was under the terrible aegis of the big fella white marster, would have delighted to kill and eat the puppy who, in the process of training, was proving a most capable nigger-chaser.
Jerry of the Islands by London, Jack View in context
He moved slowly, but he moved in reality, girding himself with rifle, ammunition, matches, and a pack of twenty pounds of moose- meat.
The Red One by London, Jack View in context
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