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Girdler — Gir dler, n. 1. One who girdles. [1913 Webster] 2. A maker of girdles. [1913 Webster] 3. (Zo[ o]l.) An American longicorn beetle ({Oncideres cingulatus}) which lays its eggs in the twigs of the hickory, and then girdles each branch by gnawing a… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
girdler — [gʉrd′lər] n. 1. a person who makes girdles 2. a person or thing that girdles, or encircles ☆ 3. any insect that cuts girdles in trees, esp. an American beetle (Oncideres cingulata) that lays its eggs in holes bored into twigs … English World dictionary
Girdler — This interesting name is medieval and job descriptive for somebody skilled in ironwork, one who produced the steel and leather belts associated with armour. William Shakespeare in Henry VI refers to the noble Knight Talbot who is now girdled with … Surnames reference
Girdler-Sulfid-Prozess — Der Girdler Sulfid Prozess ist nach dem ersten industriellen Anwender, der Girdler Company, benannt, ist aber auch als Geib Spevack Prozess[1] nach Karl Hermann Geib und Jerome S. Spevack bekannt. Unabhängig voneinander erfanden beide Anfang der… … Deutsch Wikipedia
Girdler sulfide process — The Girdler sulfide (GS) process, also known as the Geib Spevack (GS) process, [US patent|4620909, Method for isotope replenishment in an exchange liquid used in a laser induced isotope enrichment process ] is an industrial production method for… … Wikipedia
girdler — noun Any of several insects that remove rings of bark for nest material … Wiktionary
girdler — gir·dler … English syllables
girdler — gir•dler [[t]ˈgɜrd lər[/t]] n. 1) a person or thing that girdles 2) ent any of several insects, as a beetle, Oncideres cingulata, that cut a groove around the bark of a stem, etc 3) a person who makes girdles • Etymology: 1325–75 … From formal English to slang
girdler — ˈgərd(ə)lər; ˈgə̄d(ə)lə(r, ˈgəid noun ( s) Etymology: Middle English girdeler, from girdel girdle + er 1. : a maker of girdles 2 … Useful english dictionary
William Girdler — Infobox Actor name = William Girdler birthname = William Brent Girdler birthdate = birth date|1947|10|22 birthplace = Louisville, Kentucky deathdate = death date and age|1978|1|21|1947|10|22 deathplace = Manila, PhilippinesWilliam Girdler… … Wikipedia
