1. Lit., “girds her hips with strength.”

2. Synonyms for Begirds include girdles, girds, belts, encompasses, girts, engirds, circles, wraps, encircles and girths

3. 6 This is the freethinking, free - spoken, democratic Mark Twain who girds at slavery, aristocracy,[www.Sentencedict.com] and intolerance.