girdlestead

== English == === Etymology === From girdle +‎ stead. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈɡɜː(ɹ)dəlˌstɛd/ === Noun === girdlestead (plural girdlesteads) (obsolete) That part of the body where the girdle is worn, i.e. the waist. === References === “girdlestead”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.