girth
Distance around something
Girth is the measurement around something—its circumference: the girth of a tree trunk, a man of considerable girth.
The word often implies bulkiness, especially around the midsection.
A girth is also a strap that passes under a horse's belly to secure a saddle.
To girth is to encircle or fasten with such a strap.
Mounted rider's seat
- cinchGuaranteed easy thing
- surcingleBelt around horse's barrel
- billetsAssigned housing for soldiers
- latigoSaddle-fastening leather strap
rigging · breastplate · crupper · breeching · pommel · cantle · stirrup · leather
Narrow flexible binding material
- buckleFrame-and-prong fastener
- cinchGuaranteed easy thing
- fastenFix securely in position
- waistbandGarment's upper rim
sash · harness · webbing · adjustable · secure · tighten · wrap · encircle
Determining size or amount
- tapeAdhesive strip on roll
- diameterDistance across through center
- waistTorso's narrowest circumference
- trunkMain stem or storage
barrel · roundness · perimeter · width · size · dimension · span · proportion
Amount of space filled
- massQuantity of matter
- sizePhysical extent or dimensions
- heftPerceived mass, substance
- magnitudeSize or scale
largeness · bigness · fullness · thickness · amplitude · expansion · capacity · substantialness
Tightening or narrowing action
- compressionForcing into smaller space
- tensionStretched or strained state
- bindingLegally or morally required
- squeezingPressing inward firmly
tautness · pressure · snugness · constraint · firmness · cinching · restriction
saddle
Mounted rider's seat
latigo · rigging · breastplate · crupper · breeching · pommel · cantle · stirrup · leather · buckle
strap
Narrow flexible binding material
waistband · sash · harness · webbing · adjustable · secure · tighten · wrap · encircle · band
measurement
Determining size or amount
- tapeAdhesive strip on roll
- diameterDistance across through center
- waistTorso's narrowest circumference
trunk · barrel · roundness · perimeter · width · size · dimension · span · proportion · thickness
volume
Amount of space filled
magnitude · largeness · bigness · fullness · thickness · amplitude · expansion · capacity · substantialness · weightiness
constriction
Tightening or narrowing action
- compressionForcing into smaller space
- tensionStretched or strained state
- bindingLegally or morally required
squeezing · tautness · pressure · snugness · constraint · firmness · cinching · restriction
- dressage tackbridle, reins, saddle pad, noseband, browband
- English saddlesseat, cantle, pommel, flap, D-rings
- harness equipmenthorse collar, traces, reins, bit, breeching
- livestock traitsbirth weight, body weight, live weight, height, body length
- horse measurementshands, hand, height, body length, fetlock
- measurementsheight, stature, meters, depth, pound
girthslenderness
Narrow, slight quality
thinness · narrowness · slimness · leanness · skinniness
- 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