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Hyphenation for “girdles”

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What is the correct hyphenation for “girdles”? The purpose of hyphenation is to separate a word such as "girdles" because otherwise it would be too long and would no longer fit on one line. This separation not only saves space it improves the visually flow of the text. This word separation exists in most languages. In English, the word separation of “girdles” is based on the speech syllables. The separating syllable in linguistics is therefore the smallest group of sounds in the natural flow of speech. As a separator, the classic hyphen is usually used: „girdles“ ⟶ „gir-dles“.

Hyphens are occasionally used to denote syllabification, as in syl-la-bi-fi-ca-tion. Various British and North American dictionaries use an interpunct, sometimes called a "middle dot" or "hyphenation point", for this purpose, as in syl·la·bi·fi·ca·tion. This allows the hyphen to be reserved only for places where a hard hyphen is intended (for example, self-con·scious, un·self-con·scious, long-stand·ing). Similarly, hyphens may be used to indicate how a word is being or should be spelled. For example, W-O-R-D spells "word".

Definitions of "girdles"

girdles >> ˈɡəːd(ə)l

Definition: [noun] a belt or cord worn round the waist.
Example: her waist was defined by a gold chain girdle

Synonyms of "girdles"

belt | sash | strap | cummerbund | waistband | band | girth | cord | fillet | obi | baldric | cincture | ceinture | cestus | cingulum | zone |

Definition: [noun] a woman's elasticated corset extending from waist to thigh.
Example: she wears corsets and girdles, tight and uncomfortable

Synonyms of "girdles"

corset | corselet | foundation garment | panty girdle | truss |

Definition: [noun] the part of a cut gem dividing the crown from the base and embraced by the setting.

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Definition: [noun] a ring made around a tree by removing bark.

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Definition: [verb] encircle (the body) with a girdle.
Example: the Friar loosened the rope that girdled his waist

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Definition: [verb] cut through the bark all the way round (a tree or branch), typically in order to kill it or to kill a branch to make the tree more fruitful.
Example: sometimes the trees were completely girdled and died

Synonyms of "girdles"