Gi*ron"dist (?), n. [F. Girondiste.] A member of the moderate
republican party formed in the French legislative assembly in 1791. The
Girondists were so called because their leaders were deputies from the
department of La Gironde.
Gi*ron"dist, a. Of or pertaining to the Girondists. [Written also
Girondin.]
Gir"rock (?), n. [Cf. Prov. F. chicarou.] (Zoˆl.) A garfish. Johnson.
Girt (?), imp. & p. p. of Gird.
Girt, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Girted; p. pr. & vb. n. Girting.] [From Girt,
n., cf. Girth, v.] To gird; to encircle; to invest by means of a
girdle; to measure the girth of; as, to girt a tree.
We here create thee the first duke of Suffolk, And girt thee with
the sword.
Shak.
Girt, a. (Naut.) Bound by a cable; -- used of a vessel so moored by two
anchors that she swings against one of the cables by force of the
current or tide.
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Girt (grt), n. Same as Girth.
Girth (grth), n. [Icel. gjˆr girdle, or ger girth; akin to Goth.
gaÌrda girdle. See Gird to girt, and cf. Girdle, n.] 1. A band or strap
which encircles the body; especially, one by which a saddle is fastened
upon the back of a horse.
2. The measure round the body, as at the waist or belly; the
circumference of anything.
He's a lu sty, jolly fellow, that lives well, at least three yards
in the girth.
Addison.