Cincture Definition

sĭngkchər

cinctures

noun

cinctures

The act of encircling or girding.

Webster's New World

Something that encircles or surrounds.

American Heritage

Anything that encircles, as a belt or sash for the waist.

Webster's New World

(architecture) The fillet, listel, or band next to the apophyge at the extremity of the shaft of a column.

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verb

To gird; encompass.

American Heritage

To girdle, circle, or surround.

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Other Word Forms of Cincture

Singular:

cincture

Plural:

Latin cīnctūra from cīnctus past participle of cingere to gird kenk- in Indo-European roots

From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
Latin cinctura.

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