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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
OTHER WORDS FROM cincture
un·cinc·tured, adjectiveWords nearby cincture
cinchonism, cinchonize, Cincinnati, Cincinnatus, Cinco de Mayo, cincture, cinder, cinder block, cinder concrete, cinder cone, cinder dick
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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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