encincture

[ en-singk-cher ]

/ ɛnˈsɪŋk tʃər /

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

to gird or encompass with or as with a belt or girdle: A ring of hills encinctures the town.

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Origin of encincture

First recorded in 1805–15; en-¹ + cincture

Words nearby encincture

enchiridion, enchondroma, enchorial, -enchyma, encina, encincture, encipher, encircle, Encke, Encke's comet, Encke's division