cincture

cinc·ture

C0357500 (sĭngk′chər)n.1. The act of encircling or encompassing.2. a. Something that encircles or surrounds.b. A belt or sash, especially one worn with an ecclesiastical vestment or the habit of a monk or nun.tr.v. cinc·tured, cinc·tur·ing, cinc·tures To gird; encompass.

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[Latin cīnctūra, from cīnctus, past participle of cingere, to gird; see kenk- in Indo-European roots.]

cincture

(ˈsɪŋktʃə) nsomething that encircles or surrounds, esp a belt, girdle, or border. Also called: ceinture [C16: from Latin cinctūra, from cingere to gird]

cinc•ture

(ˈsɪŋk tʃər)

n., v. -tured, -tur•ing. n. 1. a belt or girdle. 2. something that surrounds or encompasses, as a surrounding border. 3. the act of girding or encompassing. v.t. 4. to gird with or as if with a cincture; encircle; encompass. [1580–90; < Latin cinctūra=cinct(us), past participle of cingere to gird, cinch + -ūra -ure]

Thesaurus

Noun

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cincture - a band of material around the waist that strengthens a skirt or trouserswaistband, waistcloth, girdle, sashband - a thin flat strip of flexible material that is worn around the body or one of the limbs (especially to decorate the body)cummerbund - a broad pleated sash worn as formal dress with a tuxedo

cincture

verbTo encircle with or as if with a band:band, begird, belt, compass, encompass, engirdle, gird, girdle, girt, ring.Archaic: engird.