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girth

[gurth] / gɜrθ /
NOUN
measurement around the waist
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NOUN
a band
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Here, rampaging around in heavy pelts that double their girth, they’re clearly having a blast.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 11, 2025

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

At the time, he had a spritely step and a slimmer girth.

From Reuters Mar. 30, 2023

The dress she wore was a voluminous melange of floral patterns that did much to accentuate the impressive girth of the wearer.

From "The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place: Book I: The Mysterious Howling" by Maryrose Wood

There’s a lot of hedging going on, though the science is real, the photography spectacular and the girths of the subjects prompt impolite questions: Are you pregnant?

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 2, 2026

Richardson is a perfect example of the extent to which the sheer girths of owners’ egos are eclipsing what should be the NFL’s true narrative: the game.

From Washington Post Dec. 18, 2017

How to reconcile a lifestyle founded on getting fat and a need to convince others not to widen their own girths?

From Scientific American May 8, 2012

He disapproves of large girths in the Senate.

From Time Magazine Archive

And wherever you looked you could see people tightening girths, putting on helmets, drawing swords, and throwing cloaks to the ground.

From "The Horse and His Boy" by C.S. Lewis




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