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Girdles and bras were symbolic of women’s constrained lives — so much so that they were dramatically tossed into the “freedom trash can” during a seminal women’s rights protest at the 1968 Miss America pageant.

From Washington Post • May 23, 2018

Between the Jihun and the Indus they crossed one of the ridges of mountains which are styled by the Arabian geographers the "Stony Girdles of the Earth."

From The Great Events by Famous Historians, Volume 07 by Johnson, Rossiter

Soon as the shining dawn comes forth anew, For wain and mules thy noble father sue, Which to the place of washing shall convey Girdles and shawls and rugs of splendid hue.

From Health and Education by Kingsley, Charles

However, it is not the 'Knifers' that I belong to, but the 'Red Girdles.'

From The Gadfly by Voynich, E. L. (Ethel Lillian)

Girdles are worn by men and women for two purposes—first, to keep their clothes together; next, to support the large knives which the Ainu always carry with them.

From Alone with the Hairy Ainu or, 3,800 miles on a pack saddle in Yezo and a cruise to the Kurile Islands. by Landor, A. H. Savage