Chain
Chain verb - To confine or restrain with or as if with chains.
Gird
Gird verb - To encircle or bind with or as if with a belt.
Usage example: she girded her waist with a delicate sash
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Gird and Chain. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 21, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/chain/gird
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