band belt beset bind circle encircle enclose encompass engirdle envelop environ gird girdle hem hem in ring. Thesaurus.com begird - Wiktionary, the free dictionary
Example: "He himself with a leather sash before entering the fray." Word Forms Present Past begirt or begirded Past Participle begirt or begirded Present Participle Synonyms and Related Words begird
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: Used to describe something that physically wraps around another object. begird