Definition of cincture Cincture
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We found 11 definitions of cincture from 6 different sources.
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What does cincture mean?
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| cincture - a band of material around the waist that strengthens a skirt or trousers | ||
| girdle, sash, waistband, waistcloth | ||
| band a thin flat strip of flexible material that is worn around the body or one of the limbs (especially to decorate the body) | ||
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- cincture (Noun)
An enclosure, or the act of enclosing, encircling or encompassing. - cincture (Noun)
A girdle or belt, especially as part of a vestment. - cincture (Noun)
The fillet, listel, or band next to the apophyge at the extremity of the shaft of a column. - cincture (Verb)
To girdle, circle or surround.
Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- cincture (n.)
A belt, a girdle, or something worn round the body, -- as by an ecclesiastic for confining the alb. - cincture (n.)
That which encompasses or incloses; an inclosure. - cincture (n.)
The fillet, listel, or band next to the apophyge at the extremity of the shaft of a column.
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cincture
The band which encompasses the waist; esp., one on the upper part of breeches, trousers, pantaloons, skirts, or the like.
Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕
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cincture
singk′tūr, n. a girdle or belt: a moulding round a column.—v.t. to gird, encompass.—adjs. Cinct, surrounded; Cinc′tured, having a cincture. [L. cinctura—cingĕre, cinctum, to gird.]
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