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Discover LudwigThe phrase "a girdle" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to refer to a belt or a type of clothing that encircles the waist, often for support or decoration.
Example: "She wore a beautiful dress with a matching girdle that accentuated her figure."
Alternatives: "a belt" or "a waist cincher".
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I'm not too highfalutin to put on a girdle".
It resembles bicycle shorts or a girdle but isn't.
It's stretchy, but not like compression shorts or a girdle.
"C'mon, you'll feel much better in a girdle," she was advised.
And Konig is correct: the suits seem to have the muscle of a girdle.
honourThe fess, a heraldic element representing a girdle or belt of honour conveyed upon a knight.
The pelvic bone is here, which form a girdle at the level of your waist.
[audience laughs] That was easy, put on a dress, a girdle, stockings, high heels and lipstick.
Halfway up, its trunk wears a girdle of galvanized steel, the remnant of a roof.
Brassart, to step into a girdle and assume a rail-backed posture and forbiddingly chilly demeanor.
Next morning his wife found a girdle, neatly done up in wax paper, in the refrigerator.
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