About The Word Cincture
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Cincture
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What's The Definition Of Cincture?
[n] a band of material around the waist that strengthens a skirt or trousers
Synonyms | Synonyms for Cincture: girdle | sash | waistband | waistcloth Related Terms | Find terms related to Cincture: anklet | arena | armlet | band | begird | belt | bracelet | cingulum | circling | circumambience | circumambiency | circumcincture | circumflexion | circumjacence | circumposition | close | collar | collarband | confine | container | containment | coop | court | courtyard | curtilage | delimited field | earring | ecliptic | embracement | encincture | encirclement | enclave | enclosure | encompassment | enfoldment | engird | envelopment | environment | equator | fascia | field | fillet | finger ring | fold | gird | girding | girdle | girdling | girt | girth | great circle | ground | hoop | inclusion | involvement | list | neckband | necklace | nose ring | pale | paling | park | pen | quad | quadrangle | quoit | ring | sash | square | surrounding | theater | toft | waistband | wristband | wristlet | yard | zodiac | zone See Also | band | cummerbund Cincture In Webster's Dictionary \Cinc"ture\, n. [L. cinctura, fr. cingere, cinctum, to
gird.]
1. A belt, a girdle, or something worn round the body, -- as
by an ecclesiastic for confining the alb.
2. That which encompasses or incloses; an inclosure. ``Within
the cincture of one wall.'' --Bacon.
3. (Arch.) The fillet, listel, or band next to the apophyge
at the extremity of the shaft of a column.
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