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under-girdle

, under + girdle.
Searchable Lemmata: undergirdel (ME), under-girdle (MdE).
Alternate Forms: under gyrdell, under-girdle, vndergurdynge, vndergyrdell, wndyr gurdyll.

    Definitions and Defining Citations:

1(n.) Accessory; girdle worn under the clothing. Regarding early modern usage, OED2 records Giles Du Wes' note from c.1533: 'The under gyrdell, le demy chaint' [perhaps 'the half-band'?; in An introductorie for to lerne to rede, to pronounce and to speke French trewly c 1532 (in J. Palsgrave, Leclaircissement de la langue Française, 1852 ed.), 906].(ante 1425 - ante 1650)
1. Succinctorium: a Wndyr gurdyll [Cnt: a vndergyrdell; Stnh: vndergurdynge]. Gloss. [MED *Medulla ((Pep 2002) 239b) circa 1480]
c.f.: subcinctorium, undergirding
ME; Primarily Gloss.
Sex: Male    Use: n/a    Status: n/a    Rank: n/a    Ceremonial: No
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    Etymological Evidence:

Definite, OE/ME under + OE/ME gyrdel, girdle (to gird).
WF: Compound
Etym Cog: underdirgere, undergaderer, succintorium.
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