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  3  definitions  found 
 
  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  Pelvic  \Pel"vic\,  a. 
  Of  pertaining  to  or  in  the  region  of  the  pelvis;  as 
  pelvic  cellulitis. 
 
  {Pelvic  arch},  or  {Pelvic  girdle}  (Anat.),  the  two  or  more 
  bony  or  cartilaginous  pieces  of  the  vertebrate  skeleton  to 
  which  the  hind  limbs  are  articulated.  When  fully  ossified, 
  the  arch  usually  consists  of  three  principal  bones  on  each 
  side  the  ilium,  ischium,  and  pubis,  which  are  often 
  closely  united  in  the  adult,  forming  the  innominate  bone. 
  See  {Innominate  bone},  under  {Innominate}. 
 
  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  Girdle  \Gir"dle\,  n.  [OE.  gurdel,  girdel,  AS  gyrdel  fr 
  gyrdan  akin  to  D.  gordel,  G.  g["u]rtel,  Icel.  gyr?ill.  See 
  {Gird},  v.  t.,  to  encircle,  and  cf  {Girth},  n.] 
  1.  That  which  girds,  encircles,  or  incloses;  a  circumference; 
  a  belt;  esp.,  a  belt,  sash,  or  article  of  dress  encircling 
  the  body  usually  at  the  waist;  a  cestus. 
 
  Within  the  girdle  of  these  walls.  --Shak. 
 
  Their  breasts  girded  with  golden  girdles.  --Rev.  xv 
  6. 
 
  2.  The  zodiac;  also  the  equator.  [Poetic]  --Bacon. 
 
  From  the  world's  girdle  to  the  frozen  pole. 
  --Cowper. 
 
  That  gems  the  starry  girdle  of  the  year.  --Campbell. 
 
  3.  (Jewelry)  The  line  ofgreatest  circumference  of  a 
  brilliant-cut  diamond,  at  which  it  is  grasped  by  the 
  setting.  See  Illust.  of  {Brilliant}.  --Knight. 
 
  4.  (Mining)  A  thin  bed  or  stratum  of  stone.  --Raymond. 
 
  5.  (Zo["o]l.)  The  clitellus  of  an  earthworm. 
 
  {Girdle  bone}  (Anat.),  the  sphenethmoid.  See  under 
  {Sphenethmoid}. 
 
  {Girdle  wheel},  a  spinning  wheel. 
 
  {Sea  girdle}  (Zo["o]l.),  a  ctenophore.  See  {Venus's  girdle}, 
  under  {Venus}. 
 
  {Shoulder},  {Pectoral},  &  {Pelvic},  {girdle}.  (Anat.)  See 
  under  {Pectoral},  and  {Pelvic}. 
 
  {To  have  under  the  girdle},  to  have  bound  to  one  that  is  in 
  subjection. 
 
  From  WordNet  r  1.6  [wn]: 
 
  pelvic 
  adj  :  of  or  relating  to  the  pelvis;  "pelvic  exam";  "pelvic 
  inflammation"




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