cincture

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cincture

/ˈsɪŋk.t͡ʃɚ/

Rhymes with -ɪŋktʃə(ɹ)

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Learned borrowing from Latin cinctūra. Cognate with Spanish cintura (“waist”). Doublet of ceinture.

noun cinctures

An enclosure, or the act of enclosing, encircling or encompassing
A girdle or belt, especially as part of a vestment In one, dated eighteen years ago, he appeared, wearing only sandals and a cincture of vine leaves, between two classical garden statues.
The fillet, listel, or band next to the apophyge at the extremity of the shaft of a column.

verb cinctures · cincturing · cinctured

To encircle, or surround.
To girdle (stunt or kill by cutting).

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noun girdle or belt

Deutsch	Zingulum

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@misc{cincture_2026,
  title = {cincture},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/cincture},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}