the wound. Human practices of girdling include forestry, horticulture, and vandalism. Foresters use the practice of girdling to thin forests. Extensive cankers...
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mollusks known as chitons Girdle (gemstone), element of round gemstone cuts Girdle moths, moths in the genus Enypia Gartel Girdling, the removal of a ring...
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especially if a cord or rope, is called a girdle in various contexts, especially historical ones, where girdles were a very common part of everyday clothing...
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The shoulder girdle or pectoral girdle is the set of bones in the appendicular skeleton which connects to the arm on each side. In humans, it consists...
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Girdle of Venus may refer to: Girdle of Aphrodite, a magical accessory of Aphrodite/Venus The belt of Venus, an atmospheric phenomenon An alternative name...
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Girdler is a surname of professional origin. Girdlers or belt makers are people who make metal belts worn around the waist and other small metal objects...
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Girdle books were small portable books worn by medieval European monks, clergymen and aristocratic nobles as a popular accessory to medieval costume, between...
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Girdle-measurers were practitioners of a specific type of curative English folk magic. They claimed to be able to tell whether fairies had placed a person...
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The Venus girdle (Cestum veneris) is a comb jelly in the family Cestidae. It is the only member of its genus, Cestum, and is also the largest of all known...
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William Girdler (October 22, 1947[citation needed] – January 21, 1978) was an American filmmaker. In a span of six years, from 1972 to 1978, he directed...
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