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Vinony

cincture

noun

  1. cord belt worn with ecclesiastical dress
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Wiktionary

Pronunciation: /ˈsɪŋk.t͡ʃɚ/

noun

Etymology: Etymology tree Latin cingō Proto-Indo-European *-tew-? Proto-Indo-European *-r-eh₂? Latin -tūra Latin cinctūralbor. English cincture Learned borrowing from Latin cinctūra. Cognate with Spanish cintura (“waist”). Doublet of ceinture.

  1. An enclosure, or the act of enclosing, encircling or encompassing
  2. 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.”

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

verb

Etymology: Etymology tree Latin cingō Proto-Indo-European *-tew-? Proto-Indo-European *-r-eh₂? Latin -tūra Latin cinctūralbor. English cincture Learned borrowing from Latin cinctūra. Cognate with Spanish cintura (“waist”). Doublet of ceinture.

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