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circumˈcinct, ppl. a.
Also † circumˈcincted.
[ad. L. circumcinct-us pa. pple. of circumcingĕre to gird about.]
Girt about, begirt, encompassed.
So † circumˈcinction, circumˈcincture, a begirding, a girdle; † circumˈcinge v. [see above], to gird round, or about.
1599A. M. tr. Gabelhouer's Bk. Physick 184/2 This circumcinctione must we lace on the bare body of the Patient. 1656Blount Glossogr., Circumcinct, compassed or girt about. 1657Tomlinson Renou's Disp. 293 Boughs, circumcinged with flowers. Ibid. 303 Globular heads circumcincted with pricks. 1657Phys. Dict., Circumcinge, environ, encompass about, or round. 1884T. Kerslake in Athenæum 9 Feb. 187/3 The natural precipitous circumcincture of the promontory. |