Venus's girdle is the Victorian name for an
Venus's girdle is also a popular name for a kind of jellyfish, described under
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Venus's girdle — Venus Ve nus, n. [L. Venus, eris, the goddess of love, the planet Venus.] 1. (Class. Myth.) The goddess of beauty and love, that is, beauty or love deified. [1913 Webster] 2. (Anat.) One of the planets, the second in order from the sun, its orbit … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
venus's-girdle — noun (plural venus s girdles) Usage: usually capitalized V : any of various ctenophores constituting the genus Cestum and having the body greatly compressed transversely and elongated in a sagittal plane so that it is ribbonlike with the mouth at … Useful english dictionary
Venus's girdle — an iridescent blue and green comb jelly, Cestum veneris, having a ribbon shaped, gelatinous body. [1865 70] * * * ▪ jellyfish (Cestum veneris) ribbon shaped comb jelly of the order Cestida (phylum Ctenophora) found in the Mediterranean Sea … Universalium
Venus's girdle — Ve′nus s gir′dle n. ivt an iridescent blue and green comb jelly, Cestum veneris, having a ribbon shaped, gelatinous body … From formal English to slang
Venus's girdle — /vinəsəz ˈgɜdl/ (say veenuhsuhz gerdl) noun a pelagic ctenophore of the Mediterranean, Cestus veneris, with a flattened, ribbon like shape …
Venus's girdle — noun ctenophore having a ribbon shaped iridescent gelatinous body • Syn: ↑Cestum veneris • Hypernyms: ↑ctenophore, ↑comb jelly • Member Holonyms: ↑Cestum, ↑genus Cestum … Useful english dictionary
Girdle — Gir dle, n. [OE. gurdel, girdel, AS. gyrdel, fr. gyrdan; akin to D. gordel, G. g[ u]rtel, Icel. gyr?ill. See {Gird}, v. t., to encircle, and cf. {Girth}, n.] [1913 Webster] 1. That which girds, encircles, or incloses; a circumference; a belt; esp … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
girdle — Gir dle, n. [OE. gurdel, girdel, AS. gyrdel, fr. gyrdan; akin to D. gordel, G. g[ u]rtel, Icel. gyr?ill. See {Gird}, v. t., to encircle, and cf. {Girth}, n.] [1913 Webster] 1. That which girds, encircles, or incloses; a circumference; a belt; esp … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Girdle bone — Girdle Gir dle, n. [OE. gurdel, girdel, AS. gyrdel, fr. gyrdan; akin to D. gordel, G. g[ u]rtel, Icel. gyr?ill. See {Gird}, v. t., to encircle, and cf. {Girth}, n.] [1913 Webster] 1. That which girds, encircles, or incloses; a circumference; a… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Girdle wheel — Girdle Gir dle, n. [OE. gurdel, girdel, AS. gyrdel, fr. gyrdan; akin to D. gordel, G. g[ u]rtel, Icel. gyr?ill. See {Gird}, v. t., to encircle, and cf. {Girth}, n.] [1913 Webster] 1. That which girds, encircles, or incloses; a circumference; a… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
