Girdles [noun]

And he girded him about with a glorious girdle, and clothed him with a robe of glory, and crowned him with majestic attire.

Pass thy land as a river, O daughter of the sea, thou hast a girdle no more.

The girdle which the prophet had been commanded to hide, in process of time was marred; it was profitable for nothing.

It was probably 'the metal chape or tag fixed to the end of a girdle or strap,' viz.

Make a girdle around a smooth shaft, or make a shaft with a knob or large joint near the butt.

And the same John had his garment of camel's hair, and a leathern girdle about his loins: and his meat was locusts and wild honey.

It is true that Saint Francis was ceint by a hempen girdle, and, moreover, was clad in a habit of gris.

Tranquil then took thirty-seven and a half gold onzas from his girdle, and spread them out on the table.

She caught some cakes of bread and thrust them under her girdle, then tasted a cup that had not been drained.

Never had the emir been more darkly handsome; his eye flashed with fire out-vying the blaze of the great gems at his girdle.