ceinture

American  

[san-toor, -tyoor, san-cher, san-tyr] / sænˈtʊər, -ˈtjʊər, ˈsæn tʃər, sɛ̃ˈtür /

noun

• ceintures
  plural

1. cincture.

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Other Word Forms

Noun Inflected Forms

• ceintures
  plural

Etymology

Origin of ceinture

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

Example Sentences

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ceinture ceintures

Ushers were surprisingly courteous, refused in the main the few tips offered, moved with a vicarious sanctity, hoped thereby for condonation for sins committed, planned or guarded against by a wilful ceinture de chastité.

From Time Magazine Archive

Such a ceinture was worth fighting for, whilst his pocket-book contained ample funds for all immediate necessities.

From The Albert Gate Mystery Being Further Adventures of Reginald Brett, Barrister Detective by Louis Tracy

But the tramway that passes through the Place de la Concorde goes as far as Passy, and though I love the droll little chemin de fer de ceinture I love this tramway better.

From Memoirs of My Dead Life by George (George Augustus) Moore

The French of which is as follows:—   Mes pas, loin de ma Lisette,   S'éloiguent du Calinda;   Et ma ceinture à sonnette   Languit sur mon bamboula.

From The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 11, No. 65, March, 1863 by Various

Around the waist a golden ceinture held up a colored velvet skirt, with an enormous train, but no body.

From The International Monthly, Volume 4, No. 2, September, 1851 by Various

None of them are strange, With socks of lace And beaded ceintures.

From Time Magazine Archive