Girdle

Girdle

A girdle is a garment that encircles the lower torso, perhaps extending below the hips, and worn often for support. The word girdle originally meant a belt. In modern English, the term girdle is most commonly used for a form of women's foundation wear that replaced the corset in popularity. In sports, a girdle may be similar to compression shorts.

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    “There are no stars to-night
    But those of memory.
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    In the loose girdle of soft rain.”
    —Hart Crane (1899–1932)