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cincture

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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.

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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

Words nearby cincture

cinchonism, cinchonize, Cincinnati, Cincinnatus, Cinco de Mayo, cincture, cinder, cinder block, cinder concrete, cinder cone, cinder dick
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Words related to cincture

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

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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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