Word Frequency
girth (ɡɜːθ
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Definitions
noun
- the distance around something; circumference
- size or bulk ⇒
a man of great girth
- a band around a horse's belly to keep the saddle in position
verb
- usually foll by up to fasten a girth on (a horse)
- tr to encircle or surround
Word Origin
C14: from Old Norse gjörth belt; related to Gothic gairdagirdle1; see gird1Translations for 'girth'
- British English: girth The girth of an object is its width or thickness, considered as the measurement around its circumference. NOUNA girl he knew had upset him by commenting on his increasing girth.
- Brazilian Portuguese: circunferência
- Chinese: > 围长人或动物身体等的> 围圍长長
- European Spanish: contorno
- French: circonférence
- German: Umfang
- Italian: circonferenza
- Japanese: >胴回り
- Korean: 몸통 둘레
- Portuguese: circunferência
- Spanish: contorno
Example Sentences Including 'girth'
"Frau Trubl came waddling towards her from the kitchen, her girth unequal to her feet.Dreams of Innocence
And his considerable girth will be diminishing by the hour as he roots around the forest outside Dunblane hunting for anything edible.Times, Sunday Times (2002)
Dangle's surgery involved two procedures: one to lengthen, one to increase girth.Maxim (2005)
It is normal practice to use the first two straps for attaching the girth.Your First Horse - buying, feeding, caring
Now the years had filled him out, giving him height as well as girth.Yellow Bird
That extra kilo a person adds to his girth each year is the equivalent of about 7,000 calories, or a little less than 200 calories daily.Globe and Mail (2003)
The man next to Laetho was as tall, but only half his girth.TREASON KEEP (2001)
Well, here's a surprise bigger than the phoney Paltrow girth.Glasgow Herald (2002)
While Peter was comfortable driving the T&C in the city, Lori found the length and girth a challenge, especially parking.Toronto Sun (2003)
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