girdle

Short definition from Wiktionary

Noun

1. 1
   That which girds, encircles, or encloses; a circumference.
2. 2
   A belt or sash at the waist, often used to support stockings or hosiery.
3. 3
   A garment used to hold the abdomen, hips, buttocks, and/or thighs in a particular shape.
4. 4
   The line of greatest circumference of a brilliant-cut diamond, at which it is grasped by the setting.
5. 5
   A thin bed or stratum of stone.
6. 6
   The clitellum of an earthworm.
7. 7
   The removal or inversion of a ring of bark in order to kill or stunt a tree.
8. 8
   Alternative form of griddle.

Verb

1. 1
   To gird, encircle, or constrain by such means.
2. 2
   To kill or stunt a tree by removing or inverting a ring of bark.