Definitions for: Girt


[v] encircle or bind; "Trees girded the green fields"



Webster (1913) Definition: Girt,
imp. & p. p. of Gird.


Girt, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Girted; p. pr. & vb. n.
Girting.] [From Girt, n., cf. Girth, v.]
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, a. (Naut.)
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 (g[~e]rt), n.
Same as Girth.

Synonyms: begird, gird, girth

See Also: circle, encircle, environ, ring, round, surround

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