Cincture

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • n. The act of encircling or encompassing.
  • n. Something that encircles or surrounds.
  • n. A belt or sash, especially one worn with an ecclesiastical vestment or the habit of a monk or nun.
  • v. To gird; encompass.
    • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • n. An enclosure, or the act of enclosing, encircling or encompassing
  • n. A girdle or belt, especially as part of a vestment
  • n. The fillet, listel, or band next to the apophyge at the extremity of the shaft of a column.
  • v. to girdle, circle, or surround
    • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • n. A belt, a girdle, or something worn round the body, -- as by an ecclesiastic for confining the alb.
  • n. That which encompasses or incloses; an inclosure.
  • n. The fillet, listel, or band next to the apophyge at the extremity of the shaft of a column.
    • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • n. A belt, girdle, or band worn round the body or round a part of it.
  • n. Specifically The girdle used to confine a clergyman's cassock, usually of the color of the cassock and made of silk or serge.
  • n. Hence Something resembling a belt or girdle.
  • n. That which encompasses or incloses; inclosure; barrier; circuit; fence.
  • n. In architecture, a raised ring or a list around a column.
    • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • n. a band of material around the waist that strengthens a skirt or trousers
    • Verb Form
    cinctured    cinctures    cincturing   
    Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    band   
    Cross Reference
    humeral cincture   
    Hyponym
    cummerbund   
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    inclosure   
    Same Context
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