girt
pronunciation
How to pronounce girt in British English:
UK [gɜ:t]
How to pronounce girt in American English:
US [gɜt]
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- Verb:
- encircle or bind
Word Origin
- girt (v.)
- c. 1400 as alternative form of gird; also past tense and past participle of gird.
Example
- 1. Our home is girt by sea .
- 2. Everything makes sense : having the loin girt about with the truth .
- 3. The girt is so short that she can 't reach the window .
- 4. I 've got a little girt called sarah .
- 5. The girt poured a glass of milk for her mother .