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/ ˈsɪŋk tʃər /
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noun

a belt or girdle.
something that surrounds or encompasses as a girdle does; a surrounding border: The midnight sky had a cincture of stars.
(on a classical column) a fillet at either end of a shaft, especially one at the lower end.Compare orle(def 3b).
the act of girding or encompassing.

verb (used with object), cinc·tured, cinc·tur·ing.

to gird with or as if with a cincture; encircle; encompass.

Words related to cincture

girdle, belt, collar, girth, enclosure, encircle, surrounding

Words nearby cincture

cinchonism, cinchonize, cincinnati, cincinnatus, cinco de mayo, cincture, cinder, cinder block, cinder concrete, cinder cone, cinder patch

Origin of cincture

< Latin cinctūra, equivalent to cinct(us) (cinc-, variant stem of cingere to gird, cinch1 + -tus past participle suffix) + -ūra -ure

OTHER WORDS FROM cincture

un·cinc·tured, adjective
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British Dictionary definitions for cincture

cincture
/ (ˈsɪŋktʃə) /

noun

something that encircles or surrounds, esp a belt, girdle, or border

Word Origin for cincture

C16: from Latin cinctūra, from cingere to gird
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