Meaning of CINCTURE
| Pronunciation: | | 'singkchur
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| | Definition: | | [n] a band of material around the waist that strengthens a skirt or trousers |
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| | Synonyms: | | girdle, sash, waistband, waistcloth |
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| | See Also: | | band, cummerbund | |
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| | Definition: | | \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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| | Related Terms: | | 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 |
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