Category:Girt

Girt,

Defn: imp. & p. p. of Gird.

girt Girt, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Girted; p. pr. & vb. n. Girting.] Etym: [From Girt, n., cf. Girth, v.]

Defn: To gird; to encircle; to invest by means of a girdle; to measure the girth of; as, to girt a tree. We here create thee the first duke of Suffolk, And girt thee with the sword. Shak.

girt Girt, a. (Naut.)

Defn: Bound by a cable; -- used of a vessel so moored by two anchors that she swings against one of the cables by force of the current or tide.

girt Girt, n.

Defn: Same as Girth.