What does the word girt mean?
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Usage examples for girt
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And
at
seven
o'clock,
precisely,
a
bugle-
horn
sounded
in
the
children's
quarters,
and
then
four
grotesque
riders,
each
with
a
soldier
hat
made
of
newspaper,
each
with
a
bright
sash
girt
round
a
dressing-
gown,
each
with
bare
feet
stuck
into
stout
shoes,
came
storming
down
the
stairs,
and
as
soon
as
the
lower
floor
was
reached,
each
mounted
on
a
hobby-
horse
or
stick,
and
with
riot
not
to
be
told
came
knocking
at
Matty's
door,
at
Beverly's,
and
at
Tom's.
– The-Brick-Moon-and-Other-Stories by Hale, Edward Everett
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The
nearer
ranges
stood
out
in
dark
purples
and
blues;
behind
and
above
towered
the
snow-
clad
heights
which,
looking
down
on
to
the
Mediterranean
shores,
knew
of
the
life
and
bustle
of
its
sea-
girt
towns.
– By Desert Ways to Baghdad by Louisa Jebb
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Tostig
sprang
to
the
vessel's
side,
and
exclaimed, "
The
King,
girt
by
his
false
counsellors,
will
hear
us
not,
and
arms
must
decide
between
us."
– Harold, Complete The Last Of The Saxon Kings by Edward Bulwer-Lytton