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girth

[gurth] / gɜrθ /
NOUN
measurement around the waist
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NOUN
a band
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But he makes up for in vehemence what he lacks in girth.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 15, 2024

Yet he seems to have developed this superiority as much through charisma and kindness as from sheer girth.

From Salon • May 27, 2024

He had the thrilling job of measuring the first shark’s length and girth.

From Scientific American • Oct. 18, 2023

It celebrated all different body shapes — girth and all.

From Seattle Times • Sep. 7, 2023

They curled around each other like ropes and thickened into a tree trunk, its girth growing up to the ceiling.

From "The Marvellers" by Dhonielle Clayton




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