engirdlement

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noun

The act of surrounding, enclosing, or encircling something; the act of engirdling.

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Meanings

nounengirdlement (uncountable)
  1. uncountableThe act of surrounding, enclosing, or encircling something; the act of engirdling.

    "Eudemus tells us in his History of Astronomy, that Oinopides first discovered the engirdlement of the zodiac."

    1953, B. L. van der Waerden, “History of the Zodiac”, in Archiv für Orientforschung, volume 16, page 225

Origin

From engirdle + -ment.

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APA

engirdlement. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/engirdlement

MLA

“engirdlement.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/engirdlement. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “engirdlement,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/engirdlement.

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