cincture
a belt or girdle.
something that surrounds or encompasses as a girdle does; a surrounding border: The midnight sky had a cincture of stars.
(on a classical column) a fillet at either end of a shaft, especially one at the lower end.: Compare orle (def. 3b).
the act of girding or encompassing.
to gird with or as if with a cincture; encircle; encompass.
Origin of cincture
1Other words from cincture
- un·cinc·tured, adjective
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How to use cincture in a sentence
Uncinctured front: The forehead no longer encircled with a crown.
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British Dictionary definitions for cincture
/ (ˈsɪŋktʃə) /
something that encircles or surrounds, esp a belt, girdle, or border
Origin of cincture
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