gird
Prepare for action
Gird means to encircle or secure with a belt or band, especially around the waist.
The word is literary and archaic in its literal sense.
Its survival owes mainly to the figurative expression gird your loins, meaning to prepare yourself for action or difficulty—from the ancient practice of tucking up robes before physical exertion.
She girded herself for the confrontation ahead.
Device providing structural stability
- steelCarbon-hardened iron alloy
- readySuitable for use now
- nerveSignal-carrying body fiber
- fortifyMake stronger against threat
prepare · anticipate · muster · summon · resolve · courage · determination · strength
Strap securing trousers
- bandGroup playing music together
- ringClosed curve shape
- loopCurve closing on itself
- cinctureEncircling band or belt
sash · wrap · bind · surround · encircle · circle · hoop · cordon
brace
Device providing structural stability
fortify · prepare · anticipate · muster · summon · resolve · courage · determination · strength · face
belt
Strap securing trousers
cincture · sash · wrap · bind · surround · encircle · circle · hoop · cordon · encompass
reinforce
Add strength to something
- fortifyMake stronger against threat
- bolsterStrengthen or buttress
- braceDevice providing structural stability
support · buttress · undergird · shore · secure · stabilize · consolidate · toughen · firm · steady
breastplate
Metal torso protection
plate · helmet · gauntlet · greaves · pauldron · vambrace · sabaton · brigandine · gorget · arming sword
- pelvic girdleHip bone complex
- shoulder girdleBone ring supporting arms
- gird one's loinsPrepare for action
- steel girderStructural metal support beam
- gird up one's loinsPrepare for strenuous effort
- panty girdleShaping underwear with legs