girth

English

/ɡɜːθ/, /ɡɝθ/

noun
Definitions
  • A band passed under the belly of an animal, which holds a saddle or a harness saddle in place.
  • The part of an animal around which the girth fits.
  • (informal) One's waistline circumference, most often a large one.
  • A small horizontal brace or girder.
  • The distance measured around an object.
  • (graph theory) The length of the shortest cycle in a graph.

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English girth derived from Old Norse gjǫrð derived from Proto-Germanic *gerdō derived from Proto-Indo-European *gʰerdʰ- (enclose, belt, yard, court, encircle), *gʰerdʰ- (enclose, belt, yard, court, encircle).

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*gʰerdʰ-

Gloss

enclose, belt, yard, court, encircle

Concept
Semantic Field

Clothing and grooming

Ontological Category

Person/Thing

Kanji

帯

Emoji

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