ceinture

[ san-toor, -tyoor, san-cher; French san-tyr ]

/ sænˈtʊər, -ˈtyʊər, ˈsæn tʃər; French sɛ̃ˈtür /

QUIZZES

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<French; Old French ceingture<Latin cinctūra;see cincture

The ceinture was also composed of brilliants, emeralds and sapphires.
Gossip in the First Decade of Victoria's Reign|John Ashton
Nine railways entered the city, and the “Ceinture” or girdle railway, which was to bind the various gares, was already conceived.
Dumas' Paris|Francis Miltoun
Fig. 38 represents portions of a bronze plaque from that country, used on a ceinture or belt.
The Swastika|Thomas Wilson
A ceinture panne, couleur de feuille d'automne touched with gold broderie.
My Little Sister|Elizabeth Robins

He fidgeted with the tassel of his ceinture, and she watched his moving fingers.
Hilda|Sarah Jeanette Duncan