girth /ˈgɝθ/
腰身,周長,肚帶(vt.)圍繞,包圍(vi.)圍長為
girth /ˈgɝθ/ 名詞
圍,圍長
Girth n.
1. A band or strap which encircles the body; especially, one by which a saddle is fastened upon the back of a horse.
2. The measure around any object, such as a body at the waist or belly, or a box ; the circumference of anything; as, in order to be acceptable for mailing, the total of height and girth of a package must not exceed 63 inches.
He's a lusty, jolly fellow, that lives well, at least three yards in the girth. --Addison.
3. A small horizontal brace or girder.
Girth, v. t. To bind as with a girth. [R.]
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girth
n 1: the distance around a person's body
2: stable gear consisting of a band around a horse's belly that
holds the saddle in place [syn: cinch]
v 1: encircle or bind; "Trees girded the green fields" [syn: girt,
begird, gird]
2: tie a cinch around; "cinch horses" [syn: cinch]