Sekirov Dictionary

overgird

verb 3
adjective 1
noun 1
forms 4

verb3

•
To encircle; to gird over.
- She is dressed in a long, overgirt Ionic chiton and a heavy himation, one end of which she holds with her extended right hand. — 1916
•
To encapsulate; to encompass and bind together.
- Well, that is the leitmotif that sort of overgirds this entire series of hearings, and the question is what do we do about it. — 1989
•
To gird too closely.
- Perhaps the most important thing to remember, however, is don't overgird. Girding one's loins too tightly can lead to loss of circulation and, in extreme cases, loss of a loin. — 1979

adjective1

•
Encircling.
- The left maenad on A and B of the Oxford cup wears the same overgird Doric peplos of Smithsonian, side B and one attributed to the Painter of Athens. — 1996

noun1

Something that encompasses and binds together; an encapsulation.

forms

overgirded · overgirt · overgirding · overgirds

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