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Meanings of girt in English

Girth.

Usage of girt in English
1
The strap which ran under the belly was called the belly girt.
Slave Narratives: A Folk History of Slavery in the United States...
2
Rybin, already dressed and tightly girt, came in and said to Yefim:
Mother
3
God, who hath girt me with strength; and made my way blameless.
The Bible, Douay-Rheims, Old Testament — Part 2
4
The bay stretched glimmering and phosphorescent away from the palm-girt hotel gardens.
Black Caesar's Clan : A Florida Mystery Story
5
Their swords were girt on, and the casques added last of all.
A March on London: Being a Story of Wat Tyler's Insurrection
6
But sex has always been girt round with taboo, irrespective of culture.
Free Women, Free Men: Sex, Gender, Feminism
7
He is girt with a belt of strength, and wears iron gloves.
Fridthjof's Saga; a Norse romance
8
Birch, alder, ash, girt it round and made pleasant summer bowers everywhere.
The Black Douglas
9
Now at last he had found life, rich, wild, girt with marvels.
The Half-Hearted
10
The height and girt of some of the callitris trees were very considerable.
Three Expeditions into the Interior of Eastern Australia, Volume...
11
The capital is girt by a belt of uncultivated, but not unfertile land.
The Roman Question
12
And until old age shall my loins be girt in fealty unto thee.
Legends That Every Child Should Know; a Selection of the Great L...
13
I girt on his sword, and hung the gold charm round my neck.
Salute to Adventurers
14
For your Majesty the Imperial Crown has been girt with thorns.
The Schemes of the Kaiser
15
She was girt for battle-thedeadliest battle she had ever known.
The Top of the World
16
Jehan donned his hauberk and girt himself with his long sword.
The Path of the King
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