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girdlestead

/ˈɡɜː(ɹ)dəlˌstɛd/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
girdlestead
IPA
/ˈɡɜː(ɹ)dəlˌstɛd/
14
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
1
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

That part of the body where the girdle is worn, i.e. the waist.

Obsolete

Example Sentences

  • "[D]iuide your ſelfe in two halfes, iuſt by the girdleſtead; […]"
  • "[T]he Lance his target tooke, / Which could not interrupt the blow, that through it cleerly ſtrooke, / And in his bellies rimme was ſheath’d, beneath his girdle-ſtead; […]"
  • "[T]hey have made me swell above the girdle-stead."

Etymology

From girdle + stead.

Usage

Inflected Forms

girdlesteads (plural)

Questions

How do you pronounce girdlestead?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈɡɜː(ɹ)dəlˌstɛd/.
What does girdlestead mean?
That part of the body where the girdle is worn, i.e. the waist.
Where does girdlestead come from?
From girdle + stead.

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