girdling
Stripping bark circumferentially
Girdling is cutting a ring around a tree trunk or branch, severing the bark and the layer beneath that carries nutrients.
This kills the tree by starving the roots while leaving the wood standing—a technique used to clear land or kill unwanted trees without felling them: Girdling the invasive species allowed native saplings to get more light.
The term extends to anything that encircles completely.
Closed curve shape
- loopCurve closing on itself
- bandGroup playing music together
- circumferenceCircle's outer measurement
- hoopRigid circular frame
circuit · encirclement · wrapping · surrounding · banding · collar · bracelet · annulus
State of being constricted
- compressionForcing into smaller space
- bindingLegally or morally required
- squeezingPressing inward firmly
- cinchingPulling tight to secure
clamping · narrowing · tourniquet · stricture · pinching · lacing · strangulation · choking
Adding decorative strips
- sectioningDividing into segments
- markingIndicating with symbols
- delimitingFixing outer limits
- circumscribingDrawing a boundary around
bounding · partitioning · segmentation · outlining · bordering · delineation · demarcation
Boned waist-shaping undergarment
- sashWaist-worn cloth strip
- waistbandGarment's upper rim
- cummerbundPleated formal waistband
- cinchGuaranteed easy thing
obi · faja · belt · stays · foundation garment · shaper · binder · waist cincher
ring
Closed curve shape
- loopCurve closing on itself
- bandGroup playing music together
- circumferenceCircle's outer measurement
hoop · circuit · encirclement · wrapping · surrounding · banding · collar · bracelet · annulus · corona
tightness
State of being constricted
- compressionForcing into smaller space
- bindingLegally or morally required
- squeezingPressing inward firmly
cinching · clamping · narrowing · tourniquet · stricture · pinching · lacing · strangulation · choking · pressure
banding
Adding decorative strips
- sectioningDividing into segments
- markingIndicating with symbols
- delimitingFixing outer limits
circumscribing · bounding · partitioning · segmentation · outlining · bordering · delineation · demarcation
corset
Boned waist-shaping undergarment
- sashWaist-worn cloth strip
- waistbandGarment's upper rim
- cummerbundPleated formal waistband
cinch · obi · faja · belt · stays · foundation garment · shaper · binder · waist cincher
ring-barking
Removing circumferential bark strip
- tree problemscrack, dead wood, dieback, rot, wound
- arboriculturepruning, tree care, tree surgery, espalier, pollarding
- plant abnormalitiesvariegation, chlorosis, gall, witches broom, leaf curl
- root problemsroot rot, fungal infection, nematodes, grubs, beetle larvae
- gemstonesdiamond, ruby, emerald, sapphire, pearl
- groundskeepinglawn care, mowing, groundskeeping, lawn mowing, trimming
girdlingtree preservation
Protecting standing woody plants
pruning · grafting · nurturing · cultivating · fertilizing
girdlingreleasing
Allowing to escape
loosening · unbinding · freeing · unwrapping · unbuckling
girdlinghealing
Restoration of health
nurturing · nourishing · protecting · restoring · wound dressing